True or False
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Multiple choice
100

A deductive reasoning task provides you with all the information you need to draw a conclusion.

True

100

In a ____________ you must judge whether the conclusion is valid, invalid, or indeterminate.

syllogism

100

Which fallacy means that you say that the ''then...'' part of the sentence is true.a

a)affirming the antecedent

b)affirming the consequent

c)denying the antecedent

d)denying the consequent

b)affirming the consequent

200

In deductive reasoning you begin with some specific premises that are generally false.

False,

Because in deductive reasoning you begin with solme specific premises that are generally true, and you need to judge whether those premises allow you to draw a particular conclusion, based on the prinicples of logic.

200

___________ is a system for categorizing the four kinds of reasoning used in analyzing propositions or statements.

propositional calcus

200

What theory is adopted by contemporary psychologists to study reasoning and decision making?

a)heuristic theory.

b)dual-process theory

c)fallacy theory

d)none of the above

b)dual-process theory

300

conditional reasoning task is also called propositional reasoning task.

True

300

the fallacy of _______ the ___________ means that you say that the ''then...'' part of the sentence is false.It leads to a correct conclusion.

denying, consequent

300

What type of reasoning and decision making processing is fast and automatic?

a)Type 1 processing.

b)Type 2 processing

c)both Type 1 and Type 2 processing

d)neither Type 1 processing nor Type 2 processing

a)Type 1 processing.

400

A conditional reasoning task describes the relationship within conditions.

False, 

Becasue a conditional reasoning task describes the relationship between conditions.

400

the fallacy of __________ the __________ means that you say that the ''if...'' part of the sentence is true. It leads to a valid, or correct conclusion.

affirming, antecedent.

400

Which of the following reasoning and decision making processing is slow and controlled?

a) Neither Type 1 processing nor Type 2 processing.

b) Both Type 1 processing and Type 2 processing.

c)Type 1 processing

d)Type 2 processing

d)Type 2 processing

500

This is an example of conditional reasoning:

a kindergarten teacher has struggled to hold the attention of her class throughout the morning. She tries adding an extra five-minute activity break one hour after school starts. After a week of mood improvements and attention gains, she decides to permanently add the extra activity break.


False,

This is an example of inductive reasoning, because it uses theories and assumptions to validate observations. 

500

the fallacy of _________ the _______ means that you say that the ''if...'' part of the sentence is false. It leads to an invalid conclusion.

denying, antecedent.

500

What word refers to the first proposition or statement in conditional reasoning?

a)consequent

b)antecedent

c)verb

d)none of the above

b)antecedent