Author Question: In a(n) ____ task, participants are shown a set of four two-sided cards (a number on one side and a ... (Read 70 times)

deesands · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

In a(n) ____ task, participants are shown a set of four two-sided cards (a number on one side and a letter on the other side). The participant is given a conditional statement and then has to decide which card(s) he must turn over to determine whether or not the conditional statement is true.

a. syllogism
b. Myer's card
c. Wason selection
d. affirmation

Question 2

The conditional proposition is If it is a chair then it is a piece of furniture.. Existing condition is that it is a piece of furniture. The inference made is that it is a chair. This particular type of fallacy is called ____.

a. affirming the antecedent.
b. affirming the consequent.
c. denying the antecedent.
d. denying the consequent.