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Uncertain deduction and conditional reasoning (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, J. S. B., Thompson, V., & Over, D. (2015). Uncertain deduction and conditional reasoning. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 398. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00398

There has been a paradigm shift in the psychology of deductive reasoning. Many researchers no longer think it is appropriate to ask people to assume premises and decide what necessarily follows, with the results evaluated by binary extensional logic.... Read More about Uncertain deduction and conditional reasoning.

Bayesian reasoning with ifs and ands and ors (2015)
Journal Article
Cruz, N., Baratgin, J., Oaksford, M., & Over, D. (2015). Bayesian reasoning with ifs and ands and ors. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 192. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00192

The Bayesian approach to the psychology of reasoning generalizes binary logic, extending the binary concept of consistency to that of coherence, and allowing the study of deductive reasoning from uncertain premises. Studies in judgment and decision m... Read More about Bayesian reasoning with ifs and ands and ors.