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Week 11 - Thinking and reasoning

Daniel Whiting 6 questions

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  1. 1[blank_start]Deductive reasoning[blank_end] is reasoning from accepted premises to specific conclusions.

    [blank_start]Inductive reasoning[blank_end] is reasoning from specific observations to general conclusions.
    1. ADeductive reasoning
    2. BInductive reasoning
    3. CInductive reasoning
    4. DDeductive reasoning
  2. 2Which of the following is 'Modus Ponens'?
    1. AIf p then q
      p
      therefore q
    2. BIf p then q
      not q
      therefore not p
    3. CIf p then q
      q
      therefore p
    4. DIf p then q
      not p
      therefore not q
  3. 3Which of the following is 'Modus Tollens'?
    1. AIf p then q
      p
      therefore q
    2. BIf p then q
      not q
      therefore not p
    3. CIf p then q
      not p
      therefore not q
    4. DIf p then q
      q
      therefore p
  4. 4Which of the following is the affirming the consequent error?
    1. AIf p then q
      q
      therefore p
    2. BIf p then q
      p
      therefore q
    3. Cif p then q
      not q
      therefore not p
    4. DIf p then q
      not p
      therefore not q
  5. 5Which of the following is the denying the antecedent error?
    1. AIf p then q
      p
      therefore q
    2. BIf p then q
      not q
      therefore not p
    3. CIf p then q
      not p
      therefore not q
    4. DIf p then q
      q
      therefore q
  6. 6The weighted processing of early information is called the [blank_start]halo effect[blank_end].

    Knowing less makes it easier to fit things into your own narrative of events - this is a description of the [blank_start]narrative fallacy[blank_end].
    1. Anarrative fallacy
    2. Brepresentative heuristic
    3. Cavailability bias
    4. Dhalo effect
    5. Ehalo effect
    6. Frecency effect
    7. Gavailability heuristic
    8. Hnarrative fallacy
    9. Irepresentitive bias

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PSY246 - Cognitive Psychology Quiz on Week 11 - Thinking and reasoning, created by Daniel Whiting on 29/05/2017.
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