In a Version of the Wason's Four-Card Task, Participants Are

question 19

Multiple Choice

In a version of the Wason's four-card task, participants are told, "If a person wishes to drink alcohol, the person must be over 21 years old." Participants are then asked which cases they would need to investigate in order to determine whether the rule is being followed. Given the available evidence, we should expect that participants will reason:

• A) well in testing this rule because participants always reason well when given the Wason's four-card task, regardless of its context
• B) well in testing this rule because it is likely to be understood in terms of permission
• C) poorly with this rule because the rule is based on a conditional statement
• D) poorly with this rule because they are likely to blur the rule together with other similar cases they have encountered

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Two events that cannot occur at the same time within a given experiment or scenario.

Independent Events

Two or more events in probability where the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other event(s).

P(A ∪ B)

The probability that at least one of two events, A or B, will occur.

P(A ∩ B)

The probability that events A and B both occur simultaneously.