EXP3604
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
NAME____________________
COGLAB ASSIGNMENT #9: WASON SELECTION TASK
Your results:
Number correct (out of three)
Abstract problems
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Thematic problems
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Questions:
1. Overall, students in this task show little effect of thematic versus abstract form. Why do you
think we fail to replicate the findings of Griggs & Cox (1982, see Q2 below) and others?
2. What is one way that we might improve performance on the abstract version of the card
selection task (other than whatever it was that improved performance in the CogLab!)?