Abstract
The syllogistic evaluation task paradigm requires participants to assess whether a conclusion is logically determined by its premises. The inability to ignore beliefs when attempting to comply with this requirement is the phenomenon known as ‘belief bias’. This research programme primarily examines this phenomenon and is motivated by conflicting accounts of how it arises. This research also examines the relative believability of the logical quantifiers which are used to construct the syllogistic task.
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Date
1998-01-01
DOI
10.24382/1537
Recommended Citation
LAMBELL, N. (1998) THE INFLUENCE OF BELIEF BIAS ON SYLLOGISTIC REASONING. Thesis. University of Plymouth. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24382/1537
