When the "abstract" version of the Wason four-card problem is compared to a "concrete" version of the problem (in which beer, soda, and ages are substituted for the letters and numbers),

A. performance is better for the concrete task.
B. performance is better for the abstract task.
C. performance is the same for both tasks.
D. performing the abstract task improves performance of the concrete task.


Answer: A

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