PSYCH 222ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ DR.
L.A. JAMESÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ FALL
1977 AND 1981
QUICK TEST OF
SOCIAL REASONING
INSTRUCTIONS.À Valid reasoning insures that we
reach proper conclusions given certain facts or assumptions.À To test your reasoning ability, circle ?V?
for valid or ?NV? for not valid for each conclusion.
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1. GIVEN: |
Unless they build the dam, they will not have enough water. If they build the dam, they will have enough water.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀV |
NV |
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2. GIVEN: |
Unless the client?s mental disposition improves, his work will
deteriorate. |
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CONCLUSION: |
If the client?s mental disposition improves, his work will not
deteriorate.ÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀV |
NV |
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3. GIVEN: |
Unless the significance level reaches 5%, the results are not to be
trusted. |
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CONCLUSION: |
If the significance level reaches 5%,
the results are to be trusted.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ V |
NV |
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4. GIVEN: |
He will fail unless he studies. |
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CONCLUSION: |
If he studies, he will not fail.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ
V |
NV |
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5. GIVEN: |
The experimental treatment condition will be ineffective unless the
subjects are honestly and sincerely involved.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ
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6. GIVEN: |
The attribution of intentionality to others is not adaptive, unless
the individual is also willing to modify his interpretation in the light of
new evidence. |
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CONCLUSION: |
With non-adaptive attributions of intentionality
to others, the individual is necessarily unwilling to modify his
interpretations.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ
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NV |
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7. GIVEN: |
The doctor will be paid only if the patient improves. |
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CONCLUSION: |
If the patient improves, the doctor
will be paid.ÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ V |
NV |
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8. GIVEN: |
Only if the department continually improves its courses can student
training be adequate. |
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CONCLUSION: |
If the department continually improves its courses, student training
will be adequate.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ À V |
NV |
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9. GIVEN: |
The professor will be coming to class if he is prepared. |
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CONCLUSION: |
Unless the professor is prepared, he
will not be coming to class.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ V |
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10. GIVEN: |
He will not both not come and not phone. |
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CONCLUSIONS: |
If he comes he won?t phone.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ
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