THE ROLE OF CONTENT IN REASONING
dc.contributor.author | MANKTELOW, KENNETH IAN | |
dc.contributor.other | School of Psychology | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-17T12:00:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-17T12:00:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1979 | |
dc.identifier | NOT AVAILABLE | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1800 | |
dc.description.abstract |
A programme of research is reported in which the effects of different contents in two deductive reasoning paradigms were investigated. A review of the literature showed that the two main determinants of performance are the logical structure of the task, and non-logical performance variables such as 'matching bias’. Matching is a prime determinant of behaviour in abstract tasks, e.g. Wason's Selection task. This is shown by systematically negating logical rule components. However, a large literature indicates that logical performance is facilitated by using thematic materials. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Plymouth | en_US |
dc.title | THE ROLE OF CONTENT IN REASONING | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | |
plymouth.version | Full version | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/3393 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/3393 |
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