Browsing Psychology by Author "Solcz, Stephanie"
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Not all syllogisms are created equal: Varying premise believability reveals differences between conditional and categorical syllogisms
Solcz, Stephanie (University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)Deductive reasoning is a fundamental cognitive skill, and consequently has been the focus of much research over the past several decades. In the realm of syllogistic reasoning—judging the validity of a conclusion given two ... -
The Role of Working Memory in Deductive Reasoning: A Dual Task and Individual Differences Approach
Solcz, Stephanie (University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)The ‘belief bias’ effect is one of the most pervasive findings in the study of syllogistic reasoning. Here, participants respond “valid” to more believable than unbelievable conclusions, regardless of the actual validity ...