"If a Person Is Drinking a Beer,then the Person Must

question 56

Multiple Choice

"If a person is drinking a beer,then the person must be over 19 years old." Participants are asked to test this rule using information on four cards;each card has a person's beverage on one side and the person's age on the other.The four cards are now presented as follows: "beer," "coke," "16 years old," and "20 years old." Which of the following describes the behavior of most college students who complete this variation of the four-card task?

• A)Most turn over only the "beer" card.
• B)Most turn over the "beer" and "20 years old" cards.
• C)Most turn over the "beer" and "16 years old" cards.
• D)Most turn over the "beer" and "coke" cards.

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