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That's why there were experiments with different wording of the problems. All of the logical setups and solutions are identical (when expressed in abstract P/Q,
by oniTony 16y ago
That's why there were experiments with different wording of the problems. All of the logical setups and solutions are identical (when expressed in abstract P/Q, true/false), but some problem domains (took a plane) is a lot more difficult for average people to comprehend than others (ate the vegetables).
This is not in the article (I'm just familiar with the exercise), but people are also much better at dealing with logic when the questions are about legal drinking age.
- Tycho 16y agoWell would that not go against the findings then? - legal drinking age is not related to cheating or evolved habits to combat cheating. It would seem that the rule being sensible is more important than it being about cheating.