Wason selection task
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Wason selection task
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The Wason selection task is a logic puzzle devised by Peter Cathcart Wason in 1966. It is one of the most famous tasks in the study of deductive reasoning. An example of the puzzle is:
You are shown a set of four cards placed on a table, each of which has a number on one side and a color on the other. The visible faces of the cards show 3, 8, blue and red. Which card(s) must you turn over in order to test that if a card shows an even number on one face, then its opposite face is blue? A response
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Test in the study of deductive reasoning
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wason_selection_task
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2004-07-14T17:25:03Z
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2024-09-01T12:50:56Z
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