On the Classic Selection Task in Conditional Reasoning, People Work

question 45

Multiple Choice

On the classic selection task in conditional reasoning, people work on the problem, "If a card has a vowel on one side, then it has an even number on the other side." Research on variations of this task indicates that

• A) people consistently seek out negative information rather than positive information.
• B) the problem is easier to solve if it describes something concrete, such as drinking age.
• C) this is one of the few tasks that people can solve more accurately in their heads than when the problem is represented with concrete objects.
• D) people are systematically influenced by the representativeness heuristic.

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Definitions:

Account Balance

The amount of money in a financial repository at any given moment, which can include debts owed or credits available.

Financial Statement

Reports that provide detailed information about a company's financial performance and position, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Temporary/Permanent

Refers to classifications of accounts or differences affecting the timing of tax declarations and financial accounting records.

Effective Rate

The real or actual rate of interest to the borrowing corporation.