In the "Card Selection Task" Used to Study Reasoning, Participants

question 147

Multiple Choice

In the "card selection task" used to study reasoning, participants are shown four cards that may or may not follow a simple rule. The participants' task is to turn over a number of these cards to see if they do indeed follow the rule. What method do researchers use to increase a participant's chance of succeeding at the selection task?

• A) Researchers turn the task into one of syllogistic reasoning.
• B) Researchers increase the number of cards the participant is allowed to turn over.
• C) Researchers reduce the number of cards that the participant is required to sort through.
• D) Researchers turn the task into one of pragmatic reasoning.

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