DEDUCTIVE REASONING
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Psychology
- Vol. 50 (1) , 109-135
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.50.1.109
Abstract
This chapter describes the main accounts of deductive competence, which explain what is computed in carrying out deductions. It argues that people have a modicum of competence, which is useful in daily life and a prerequisite for acquiring logical expertise. It outlines the three main sorts of theory of deductive performance, which explain how people make deductions: They rely on factual knowledge, formal rules, or mental models. It reviews recent experimental studies of deductive reasoning in order to help readers to assess these theories of performance.Keywords
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