PSY270H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Satisficing, Counterfactual Thinking, Conjunction Fallacy
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Decision making: making a judgement among a set of options. Might or might not have a right answer. Reasoning: coming to a conclusion based on given premises which we assume to be true. Reasoning involves coming to a conclusion based on given premises or obs which we assume to be true. Empiricism a posteriori truths: gain knowledge thru induction, come up with a likely conc. Categorical syllogisms involve drawing a conclusion from 2 statements that we assume are true: all mammals are animals. Sometimes we cannot draw a logical conclusion from a syllogism it is indeterminate: some birds can fly. We can solve syllogisms by using mental models (sit"n models) Reasoning using mental models requires the construction of alt models. You need a mental model that reps all possible outcomes. Performance is related to the amount of instruction ppl receive about solving syllogisms.
