Belief-Logic Conflict Resolution in Syllogistic Reasoning: Inspection-Time Evidence for a Parallel-Process Model

Stupple, Edward J. N. and Ball, Linden J. (2008) Belief-Logic Conflict Resolution in Syllogistic Reasoning: Inspection-Time Evidence for a Parallel-Process Model. Thinking and Reasoning, 14 (2). pp. 168-181. ISSN 1354-6783

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Abstract

An experiment is reported examining dual-process models of belief bias in syllogistic reasoning using a problem complexity manipulation and an inspection-time method to monitor processing latencies for premises and conclusions. Endorsement rates indicated increased belief-bias on complex problems, a finding that runs counter to the “belief-first” selective scrutiny model, but which is consistent with other theories, including “reasoning first” and “parallel-process” models. Inspection-time data revealed a number of effects that, again, arbitrated against the selective scrutiny model. The most striking inspection-time result was an interaction between logic and belief on premise processing times, whereby belief-logic conflict problems promoted increased latencies relative to non-conflict problems. This finding challenges belieffirst and reasoning-first models, but is directly predicted by parallel-process models, which assume that the outputs of simultaneous heuristic and analytic processing streams lead to an awareness of belief-logic conflicts than then require timeconsuming resolution.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Thinking and Reasoning
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The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Thinking & Reasoning, 14 (2), 2008, © Informa Plc
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Subjects:
?? BELIEF BIASDUAL PROCESS THEORIESSYLLOGISTIC REASONINGINSPECTION TIME ANALYSISPARALLEL PROCESS MODELSPHILOSOPHYEXPERIMENTAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOLOGY (MISCELLANEOUS)BF PSYCHOLOGY ??
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11111
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Deposited On:
01 Aug 2008 09:13
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Published
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