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. 2014 Oct;37(5):486-7.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13003695.

Inherence is an aspect of psychological essentialism

Tara C Dennehy  1
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Inherence is an aspect of psychological essentialism

Tara C Dennehy. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Inherence is not a distinct construct from psychological essentialism; it is one of several underlying beliefs. I propose that inherence is only one entry point to the perception of an essence and posit that context may influence which aspects of essentialist reasoning precede inferring an essence. I also discuss how psychological essentialism can uniquely account for violations of category-based expectancies.

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