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REASONING WITH 3 TYPES OF CONDITIONAL - BIASES AND MENTAL MODELS

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UNSPECIFIED (1993) REASONING WITH 3 TYPES OF CONDITIONAL - BIASES AND MENTAL MODELS. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION A-HUMAN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 46 (4). pp. 653-677.

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Abstract

Two experiments are reported which compare conditional reasoning with three types of rule. These consist of two types of rule that have been widely studied previously, if p then q and p only if q, together with a third type, q if p. In both experiments, the p only if q type of rule yields a different pattern of performance from the two other types of rule. Experiment 1 is an abstract rule-evaluation task and demonstrates differential effects of temporal order and of suppositional bias. Experiment 2 investigates rule generation, rephrasing, and comparison, and demonstrates differential effects of temporal order and of thematic content. An analysis of the results is offered in terms of biases and mental models. Effects of rule form and context can be explained as reflecting the different sequences in which mental models are created for each rule form. However, it is necessary to consider the internal structure of individual mental models to account for effects arising from temporal ordering of rules.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Journal or Publication Title: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION A-HUMAN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Publisher: PSYCHOLOGY PRESS
ISSN: 0272-4987
Official Date: November 1993
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November 1993UNSPECIFIED
Volume: 46
Number: 4
Number of Pages: 25
Page Range: pp. 653-677
Publication Status: Published

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