PSYCH 222ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DR. L.A. JAMESÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ FALL 1977 AND 1981

QUICK TEST OF SOCIAL REASONING

INSTRUCTIONS.Ê Valid reasoning insures that we reach proper conclusions given certain facts or assumptions.Ê To test your reasoning ability, circle ãVä for valid or ãNVä for not valid for each conclusion.

1. GIVEN: CONCLUSION:	Unless they build the dam, they will not have enough water. ÊÊÊ If they build the dam, they will have enough water.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊV	NV
2. GIVEN:	Unless the clientâs mental disposition improves, his work will deteriorate.
CONCLUSION:	If the clientâs mental disposition improves, his work will not deteriorate.ÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊV	NV
3. GIVEN:	Unless the significance level reaches 5%, the results are not to be trusted.
CONCLUSION:	If the significance level reaches 5%, the results are to be trusted.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
4. GIVEN:	He will fail unless he studies.
CONCLUSION:	If he studies, he will not fail.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
5. GIVEN:	The experimental treatment condition will be ineffective unless the subjects are honestly and sincerely involved.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
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.	-
CONCLUSION:	With non-adaptive attributions of intentionality to others, the individual is necessarily unwilling to modify his interpretations.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
7. GIVEN:	The doctor will be paid only if the patient improves.
CONCLUSION:	If the patient improves, the doctor will be paid.ÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
8. GIVEN:	Only if the department continually improves its courses can student training be adequate.
CONCLUSION:	If the department continually improves its courses, student training will be adequate.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê V	NV
9. GIVEN:	The professor will be coming to class if he is prepared.
CONCLUSION:	Unless the professor is prepared, he will not be coming to class.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
10. GIVEN:	He will not both not come and not phone.
CONCLUSIONS:	If he comes he wonât phone.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ V	NV
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