When Faced with a Propositional Reasoning Problem,17-Year-Old Iris Is Likely

question 69

Multiple Choice

When faced with a propositional reasoning problem,17-year-old Iris is likely to __________.

• A) justify her answer using a fictional or egocentric response
• B) need concrete objects or situations to explain her answer
• C) have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or her own beliefs
• D) justify her reasoning by explaining the logical rules on which it is based

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Definitions:

Skewness

A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean.

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables move in relation to each other.

Linear Relationship

A correlation between two variables where the change in one variable is proportional to the change in another.

Coefficient Of Skewness

A statistical measure that describes the asymmetry of the distribution of values in a data set around its mean.