Describe the Wason Card Selection Task

question 40

Essay

Describe the Wason card selection task. How is it used to study social exchange? What are the findings?

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Definitions:

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prohibits the use of oral or extrinsic evidence to contradict, vary, or add to the terms of a written contract.

Collateral Promise

A secondary promise to pay another person's debt only if that person fails to pay.

Statute of Frauds

A legal principle that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing and signed by the parties involved to be legally enforceable.

Oral Contract

An agreement between parties spoken out loud and not written down, yet still legally binding under certain conditions.