Deductive Reasoning
How often you use deductive reasoning ______.
every day
What is Proposition?
statement you are making the
decision about
The following statement is true or false?
People handle positive information worst than negative information
False
What is Deductive Reasoning?
begin with some
specific premises that are true and you must
judge whether those premises allow you to
draw a particular conclusion based on logic.
Concluding the statement is
true/valid is an example of what?
Affirm.
People also struggle with reasoning problems that
involve abstract vs. concrete examples.
Give an example.
–If an object has polka dots, then it is spherical.
What is conditional Reasoning?
Relationship between 2 conditions
–If.....then
–Judged as valid or invalid
What deny means?
confirm the statement is false/invalid
When Representative Heuristic is used?
Used when we make decisions based on whether a sample looks similar to the population from which it was selected
What is Syllogism?
2 statements that we must assume to be true, plus a conclusion
–All, none, some
–Judged as valid, invalid, or indeterminate
What is the definition of Antecedent?
If statement, comes first
–The “if” part is true
Availability Heuristic
Estimate frequency or
probability in terms of how easy it is to think
of relevant examples
Mention one or more Syllogism examples.
Some psychology majors are friendly people.
–Some friendly people are concerned about poverty.
–Therefore, some psychology majors are concerned
about poverty?
Consequent definition.
Consequence, comes second
–The “then” part is true
Availability heuristic can be distorted by what?
recency and familiarity