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Direct linkHayes, Brett K.; Wei, Peggy; Dunn, John C.; Stephens, Rachel G. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2020
Four experiments examined the claims that people can intuitively assess the logical validity of arguments, and that qualitatively different reasoning processes drive intuitive and explicit validity assessments. In each study participants evaluated arguments varying in validity and believability using either deductive criteria (logic task) or via…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse, Validity, Intuition
Peer reviewedLight, Leah L.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 1982
Three experiments compared reasoning from new information in young and older adults. The findings suggest at least two sources for age-related differences in reasoning from new information: poorer fact memory and reduced capacity in working memory. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
