itive ▁caus al ▁ch ains , ▁out lined ▁in ▁Table ▁ 1 . ▁A ▁cogn itive ▁caus al ▁chain ▁( CC C ) ▁links ▁a ▁per ception ▁to ▁an ▁evol ved , ▁domain - specific ▁response ▁or ▁process . ▁For ▁example : ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁at ▁ 7 : 3 0 ▁p . m ., ▁Mrs . ▁Jones ’ s ▁door bell ▁rings . ▁Mrs . ▁Jones ▁he ars ▁the ▁door bell , ▁and ▁assumes ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁somebody ▁at ▁the ▁door . ▁She ▁rem embers ▁it ▁is ▁Hall owe en : ▁she ▁enjoyed ▁receiving ▁tre ats ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁now , ▁as ▁an ▁adult , ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁giving ▁them . ▁She ▁guess es ▁that ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁children ▁at ▁the ▁door ▁ready ▁to ▁trick - or - tre at , ▁and ▁that , ▁if ▁she ▁opens , ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁the ▁cand ies ▁she ▁has ▁bought ▁for ▁the ▁occasion . ▁Mrs . ▁Jones ▁dec ides ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁door , ▁and ▁does ▁so . ▁Social ▁C ogn itive ▁C aus al ▁Ch ains ▁( S CC C ) ▁are ▁inter - ind ividual ▁C CC s . ▁Here , ▁a ▁C CC ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁communication ▁between ▁people ▁( i . e . ▁the ▁mental ▁representation ▁is ▁shared ▁between ▁multiple ▁people ). ▁El abor ating ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁example : ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁at ▁ 7 : 3 0 ▁p . m ., ▁Mrs .