Author Question: An important difference between reasoning and decision making is that in reasoning, a. we have ... (Read 84 times)

P68T

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 509
An important difference between reasoning and decision making is that in reasoning,
 
  a. we have well-established rules for making decisions.
  b. the premises are more likely to be ambiguous.
  c. the problem has greater ecological validity.
  d. we are not as likely to know whether our conclusions are correct.

Question 2

Theme 2 argues that people are usually fairly accurate on cognitive tasks. How does this theme apply to deductive reasoning tasks?
 
  a. people are not very accurate on everyday deductive-reasoning tasks, so the theme doesn't apply here.
  b. the reasoning tasks we encounter in our daily lives are generally more concrete, so we are more likely to be accurate.
  c. people typically change these reasoning tasks into decision-making tasks, which are easier to solve quickly and accurately.
  d. people really are quite accurate on reasoning tasks, even when these tasks are abstract.



livaneabi

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
Answer to Question 1

Ans: a

Answer to Question 2

Ans: b



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.

Did you know?

In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

Did you know?

People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.

Did you know?

Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library