The simplicity principle in perception and cognition

Journal List HHS Author Manuscripts PMC5125387 As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, the contents by NLM or the National Institutes of Health. Learn more: PMC Disclaimer | PMC Copyright Notice Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 Sep 1.Published in final edited form as:Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci. 2016 Sep; 7(5): 330–340. Published online 2016 Jul 29. doi:10.1002/wcs.1406PMCID: PMC5125387NIHMSID: NIHMS799156PMID: 27470193Jacob FeldmanAuthor information Copyright and License information PMC DisclaimerThe publisher's final edited version of this article is available at Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn SciAbstractThe simplicity principle, traditionally referred to as Occam’s razor, is the idea that simpler explanations of observations should be preferred to more complex ones. In recent decades the principle has been clarified via the incorporation of modern...