Question 1

Participants select cards in the Wason task that will be informative under a(n)_____ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  induction 
B)  logical 
C)  permission 
D)  probabilistic 
A)  induction 
B)  logical 
C)  permission 
D)  probabilistic

Question 2

According to Johnson-Laird (1983),individuals make errors in reasoning because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they overlook possible explanations of the conclusion. 
B)  they overlook possible explanations of the premises. 
C)  the mental models they create are lacking. 
D)  the situation models they create are lacking. 
A)  they overlook possible explanations of the conclusion. 
B)  they overlook possible explanations of the premises. 
C)  the mental models they create are lacking. 
D)  the situation models they create are lacking.

Question 3

A is the antecedent,and B is the consequent.Given that B is false,infer that A is false.Which rule of inference is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  modus ponens 
B)  modus tollens 
C)  affirmation of the consequent 
D)  denial of the antecedent 
A)  modus ponens 
B)  modus tollens 
C)  affirmation of the consequent 
D)  denial of the antecedent

Question 4

Modus ponens inferences and modus tollens inferences are frequently accepted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is meant by affirmation of the consequent? What is meant by denial of the antecedent?

Accepted Answer

•Affirmation of the consequent

Question 6

Explain the weakness of Oaksford and Chater's explanation of Wason card-selection task errors.

Accepted Answer

They argued that people would be conside

Question 7

Modus tollens allows us to infer:

Accepted Answer

A)  the antecedent from the consequent. 
B)  the consequent from the antecedent. 
C)  that the antecedent is false if the consequent is false. 
D)  that the consequent is false if the antecedent is false. 
A)  the antecedent from the consequent. 
B)  the consequent from the antecedent. 
C)  that the antecedent is false if the consequent is false. 
D)  that the consequent is false if the antecedent is false.

Question 8

A is the antecedent,and B is the consequent.Given that A is true,infer that B is true.Which rule of inference is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  modus ponens 
B)  modus tollens 
C)  affirmation of the consequent 
D)  denial of the antecedent 
A)  modus ponens 
B)  modus tollens 
C)  affirmation of the consequent 
D)  denial of the antecedent

Participants select cards in the Wason task that will be informative under a(n)_____ model.

According to Johnson-Laird (1983),individuals make errors in reasoning because:

A is the antecedent,and B is the consequent.Given that B is false,infer that A is false.Which rule of inference is this?

Modus ponens inferences and modus tollens inferences are frequently accepted.

What is meant by affirmation of the consequent? What is meant by denial of the antecedent?

Explain the weakness of Oaksford and Chater's explanation of Wason card-selection task errors.

Modus tollens allows us to infer:

A is the antecedent,and B is the consequent.Given that A is true,infer that B is true.Which rule of inference is this?

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Exam 10: Reasoning

Participants select cards in the Wason task that will be informative under a(n)_____ model.

According to Johnson-Laird (1983),individuals make errors in reasoning because:

A is the antecedent,and B is the consequent.Given that B is false,infer that A is false.Which rule of inference is this?

Modus ponens inferences and modus tollens inferences are frequently accepted.

What is meant by affirmation of the consequent? What is meant by denial of the antecedent?

Explain the weakness of Oaksford and Chater's explanation of Wason card-selection task errors.

Modus tollens allows us to infer:

A is the antecedent,and B is the consequent.Given that A is true,infer that B is true.Which rule of inference is this?

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

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