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6. Who conducted the experiment showing that in science, theories are rarely changed even if they have been falsified?
- Cowley & Byrnes (2005)
- Kahnemann & Tversky (1982)
- Fugelsgang et al (2004)
- Tversky & Kahnemann (1974)
7. What is the term for knowledge that is common so it appears to be true, works in multiple contexts and is heavily influenced by the media?
- Hypothesis testing
- Conjunction fallacy
- Availability heuristic
- Representative heuristic
8. What brain area was activated during inductive reasoning tasks (Goel & Dolan, 2004)?
- Dorsolateral prefrontal gyrus
- Left inferior frontal gyrus
- PFC
- Cingulate
9. What tests conditional deductive reasoning?
- Wasons 1-2-3 task
- Wasons 2-4-6 task
- Wasons selection task
- Wasons conditional task
10. Is inductive or deductive reasoning used more in every day life?
- Both
- Neither
- Inductive
- Deductive
11. What brain area was activated during deductive reasoning tasks (Goel & Dolan, 2004)?
- Dorsolateral PFC
- Temporal lobes
- Left Inferior frontal gyrus
- Dorsolateral prefrontal gyrus
12. What should the aim of hypothesis testing be?
- Falsification
- Creating a theory
- Proving the hypothesis
- Disproving the hypothesis
13. Who found evidence of the conjunction fallacy?
- Kahnemann & Tversky (1982)
- Fuglesgang et al (2004)
- Tversky & Kahnemann (1974)
- Cowley & Brynes (2005)
14. Do we rely on conditional or syllogistic reasoning more?
- Neither
- Conditional
- Both
- Syllogistic
15. What is deductive reasoning?
- Inability to draw a conclusion based on limited evidence
- Drawing definite conclusions based on logic
- Drawing probable conclusions based on logic
- Conclusions based on limited knowledge
16. What is somatic marker hypothesis (Domasio et al, 1996)?
- Emotion influences our reasoning
- Reasoning operates free of emotions
- Deductive reasoning is harder than inductive reasoning
- None of the above
17. What is inductive reasoning?
- The most simple type of reasoning
- Conclusions from extensive knowledge that are definitely true
- Conclusions from limited knowledge that are probably, not definitely true
- A research technique
18. How do people with high functioning ASD perform on Ravens matrices task (Yamada et al, 2012)?
- More brain activation but same behavioural performance as controls
- Less brain activation but same behavioural performance as controls
- More brain activation but worse performance than controls
- Less brain activation but worse performance than controls
19. What type of reasoning relies on logical operators (if_ then _)?
- All types
- Syllogistic
- Conditional
- Inductive
20. What is a test of inductive reasoning?
- Wasons 1-2-3 task
- Wasons 2-4-6 task
- Wasons 3-5-7 task
- Wasons 3-2-1 task