The Wason selection task (or four-card problem) is a logic puzzle devised by Peter Cathcart Wason in 1966. [1][2][3] It is one of the most famous tasks in the study of deductive reasoning. [4]

Uses: Matching bias, heuristics, models of thinking, duel processing model The aim of this study was to investigate the heuristic of confirmation bias and the errors people make in logical tasks based on heuristics. Participants were asked to complete a test of logical reasoning now called the Wason Selection Task.

2012年10月7日 · Introduced as a test of his theory of confirmation bias, Wason’s task has ended up a widely used experimental paradigm for examining human reasoning in the domains of abstract logic, social conduct, and various other semantic contexts.

This example presented here is the task proposed by Peter Cathcart Wason in 1966 and is what is called the Wason Selection Task. It is a logical puzzle in which people’s reasoning abilities are tested.

Peter Cathcart Wason (22 April 1924 – 17 April 2003) was an English cognitive psychologist at University College, London, who pioneered the psychology of reasoning. He sought to explain why people consistently commit logical errors.

2024年12月28日 · Parallel mentalistic/mechanistic cognition resolves the controversy. One of the longest-running debates in modern psychology centers on the correct interpretation of the Wason Selection Task....

Wason is a surname of Scottish origin. People who hold this name include:

2024年11月19日 · The Wason selection task (or four-card problem) is a logic puzzle devised by Peter Cathcart Wason in 1966. It is one of the most famous tasks in the study of deductive reasoning.

2014年5月9日 · Research has shown that people find it very difficult to decide what information is necessary in order to test the truth of an abstract logical-reasoning problem. The Wason Selection Task is often used to examine this issue.

Peter Wason is regarded by many as the founder of the modern psychology of reasoning. He was an unorthodox but highly creative researcher who invented several reasoning tasks, in particular, the selection task first published in 1966, on which this chapter is focussed, and the 2-4—6 task first published in 1960.