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Wason selection task: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

a conditional reasoning task in which people choose which cards to turn to test a rule, usually failing to seek falsifying cases.

In cognitive psychology, Wason selection task refers to a conditional reasoning task in which people choose which cards to turn to test a rule, usually failing to seek falsifying cases. This meaning comes from Wason (1968) in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.[1]

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References

  1. Wason, P. C. (1968). Reasoning about a Rule. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 20(3), 273-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/14640746808400161

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