Debiasing reasoning : a signal detection analysis

This thesis focuses on deductive reasoning and how the belief bias effect can be reduced or ameliorated. Belief bias is a phenomenon whereby the evaluation of the logical validity of an argument is skewed by the degree to which the reasoner believes the conclusion. There has been little research exa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crane, Nicola
Other Authors: Monaghan, Padraic ; Lucy, David
Published: Lancaster University 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695887