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Inferring Causality - Coggle Diagram

- - - - VS view that depression is maladaptive, claims depressive rumination helps ppl solve problems, depression as evolved response to complex problems
  - - - occur because mind evolved to extract causality from coincidences
      - more likely when HIGH outcome density - feeling action is effective STRONGER when outcome occurs frequently (outcome density bias)
      - pay more attention to occurence of outcome THAN absence
      - pay more attention to events that follow our OWN actions > those following others'
      - trusting own family/friends over scientists (ie alternative practctioners)
- - - - ITI - time gap manipuated btwn trials - period of time NOTHING happens - no stimulus/response/outcome
      - Msetfi et al (2005)
        
        3s opportunity for pp. to make response/press button >> 2s where lightbulb on or off >> ITI where unlit bulb remained or screen went blank (40 of these trials) - pp's had to judge how much ctrl their button pressing had over light switching on ( total s for each trial 5s)
      - only found difference when high outcome desnity AND LONG ITI conditions - since ITI inadvertently changes contingency
      - so Non-depressed pps are accurately using all info available including ITi to assess how much ctrl have over outcome - but depressed pp's don't use this info
- - - - causality likely greater when more frequently encounter situations where causal relationship implied vs rarer encounters - weakens causal relationship