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dc.contributor.authorZielinski, Tracey A
dc.contributor.authorGoodwin, Geoffrey P
dc.contributor.authorHalford, Graeme S
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:46:53Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2010-10-14T07:45:06Z
dc.identifier.issn0954-1446
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09541440902830509
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34629
dc.description.abstractThe complexity of categorical syllogisms was assessed using the relational complexity metric, which is based on the number of entities that are related in a single cognitive representation. This was compared with number of mental models in an experiment in which adult participants solved all 64 syllogisms. Both metrics accounted for similarly large proportions of the variance, showing that complexity depends on the number of categories that are related in a representation of the combined premises, whether represented in multiple mental models, or by a single model. This obviates the difficulty with mental models theory due to equivocal evidence for construction of more than one mental model. The "no valid conclusion" response was used for complex syllogisms that had valid conclusions. The results are interpreted as showing that the relational complexity metric can be applied to syllogistic reasoning, and can be integrated with mental models theory, which together account for a wide range of cognitive performances
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPsychology Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom391
dc.relation.ispartofpageto421
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Cognitive Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titleComplexity of categorical syllogisms: An integration of two metrics
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHalford, Graeme S.


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