Summary: Scientific And Statistical Reasoning And Psychological Testing

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• college 2

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• What steps are taken during the deduction step in the empirical cycle?

  • An expectation/prediction is formed based on the general rule created
    
  • operationalisation takes place
    

• reasoning college 2

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• What are the benchmarks of rationality?

  • Logical benchmark
    
  • probabilistic benchmark
  • rational decision benchmark
    

• Which benchmark of rationality is described; Consistency of belief, making deductively valid inferences.

  The logical benchmark

• Which benchmark of rationality is described; the extend to which you think something is going to happen, is i line with the evidence of the chance that it is going to happen.

  The probabilistic benchmark

• Which benchmark of rationality is described; consistency in your choices and preferences.

  The rational decision benchmark

• Describe how the modus tollens works

  If p then q
  not q, therefor not p

• Describe affirming the consequent.

  If p, then q
  q, therefor p
  invalid, q can still exist without p.

• Describe denying the antecedent.

  If p, then q
  not p, therefor not q.
  invalid, q can still exist without p.

• When people have to check a rule with the wason card selection task, when do they perform best?

  With real life examples compared to abstract examples.

• Of what is this an example;p1. If you don't eat your vegetables, you get no dessert.p2. I ate all my vegetables.c. I get dessert.

  Conversational implicature