The Psychology of Proof: Deductive Reasoning in Human ThinkingLance Rips describes a unified theory of natural deductive reasoning and fashions a working model of deduction, with strong experimental support, that is capable of playing a central role in mental life. |
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The Psychology of Proof: Deductive Reasoning in Human Thinking Lance J. Rips No preview available - 2003 |
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add the subgoal antecedent appear apply assertion assumptions atomic sentence backward rules bank teller big blocks buys a burger Calvin deposits 50 cards categorical categorical syllogisms chapter cognitive coke conclusion conditional conditional sentences current goal deduction rules deduction system deductive reasoning deductively correct deposits 50 cents derive Disjunctive Disjunctive Syllogism Double Negation Elimination Elim Elimination rule entails errors example experiments figure follows forward rules green blocks heuristics implicatures inference rules Intro Introduction Larynx Linda list of subgoals logic matching rules memory mental models Modus ponens natural deduction natural-deduction negation Newell Osherson P₂ pairs parameters possible predicate logic predictions premises problem procedure produce psychological PSYCOP quantifier-free form quantifiers representation response Rips rules in table schemas selection task semantic sentential sentential logic Some-not square blocks strategy subdomain subformula subgoal of proving subjects subscript superdomains suppose supposition syllogisms temporary names theorem theory tion true valid variables
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Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook Michael W. Eysenck,Mark T. Keane No preview available - 2005 |