Information Processing and Constraint Satisfaction in Wason’s Selection Task
Författare
Redaktör
- Jesus M. Larrazabal
Summary, in English
In Wason’s Selection Task, subjects: (i) process information from the instructions and build a mental representation of the problem, then: (ii) select a course of action to solve the problem,under the constraints imposed by the instructions. We analyze both aspects as part of a constraint satisfaction problem without assuming Wason’s ‘logical’ solution to be the correct one. We show that outcome of step (i) may induce mutually inconsistent constraints, causing subjects to select at step (ii) solutions that violate some of them. Our analysis explains why inconsistent constraints are
less likely disrupt non-abstract (or “thematic”) versions of the tasks, but unlike Bayesians does not posit different mechanisms in abstract and thematic variants. We then assess the logicality of the
task, and conclude on cognitive tasks as coordination problems
less likely disrupt non-abstract (or “thematic”) versions of the tasks, but unlike Bayesians does not posit different mechanisms in abstract and thematic variants. We then assess the logicality of the
task, and conclude on cognitive tasks as coordination problems
Avdelning/ar
- Teoretisk filosofi
- Lund University Information Quality Research Group (LUIQ)
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
153-162
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Cognition, reasoning, emotion, Action. CogSc-12. Proceedings of the ILCLI International Workshop on Cognitive Science.
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Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Förlag
University of the Basque Country Press
Ämne
- Philosophy
Conference name
CogSc-12 ILCLI International Workshop on Cognitive Science
Conference date
2012-11-28
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Lund University Information Quality Research Group (LUIQ)
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-84-9860-746-8