The Double Disjunction Task as a Coordination Problem
(2012) p.27-37- Abstract
- In this paper I present the double disjunction task as introduced by Johnson-Laird. This experiment is meant to show how mental model theory explains the discrepancy between logical competence and logical performance of individuals in deductive reasoning. I review the results of the task and identify three problems in the way the task is designed, that all fall under a lack of coordination between the subject and the experimenter, and an insufficient representation of the semantic/pragmatic interface. I then propose a reformulation of the task, that makes explicit the underlying semantic reasoning and emphasizes the difference of interpretation of the DDT between the experimenter and the subjects.
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- author
- Jacot, Justine LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Logic, Cognition, Propositional Reasoning, Mental Models Theory
- host publication
- Proceedings of the Logic & Cognition Workshop at ESSLLI 2012
- editor
- Adam, Mickiewicz and
- pages
- 27 - 37
- publisher
- CEUR
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84893251036
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 915e2d6c-4f95-4972-9ff9-7c58764de7d9 (old id 2756672)
- alternative location
- http://lu.academia.edu/JacotJustine/Papers/1701533/The_Double_Disjunction_Task_as_a_Coordination_Problem
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 09:56:10
- date last changed
- 2019-02-20 09:06:12
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