What is the content effect in propositional reasoning? Give an example.

What will be an ideal response?


Performance on a propositional reasoning task such as Wason’s four-card task is
dramatically improved if the contents of the problem cue a relevant personal experience, such as
checking the IDs of customers who are drinking alcohol.

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If you are given the information that in order to vote in a presidential election, you must be at least 18 years of age, and that Will voted in the last presidential election, you can logically conclude that Will is at least 18 years old. This is an example of using reasoning

a. inductive b. deductive c. conjunctive d. descriptive

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In a __________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages

a) cohort b) longitudinal c) behavior genetics d) cross-sectional

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What is the most typical control technique for the response bias of yea-saying?

A) administer the questions via computer B) rewrite some questions so that a negative response represents agreement C) rewrite some questions so that they don't require a yes/no response D) ask participants to answer honestly

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