Which one of the following statements are true of the Wason selection, or four-card problem (Wason,1966)?
1. The Wason Selection Task is a good task because it produces identical results in concrete and abstract forms
2. In general, concrete versions of the task are more difficult to think about than uncluttered abstract versions.
3. Although the task is one of pure reasoning some concrete versions are easier because of how we think in certain social situations.
4. People typically pick one card correctly, but pick an inappropriate one as the second choice in the original version of the task.

Related Mcqs:

1. According to data obtained from scientifically conduct studies of human behavior, in has been concluded that people tend to react similarly in certain situations and under certain:

   A. principles
   B. Conditions
   C. Problems
   D. Procedures

2. Performance of an earlier task is interfered with by the learning of a second, more recent task in _________________?

   A. proactive facilitation
   B. proactive inhibition
   C. retroactive facilitation
   D. retroactive inhibition

3. The stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs during adolescence and refers to the ability to reason about abstract concepts and principles and evaluate issues in the broader social environment?

   A. formal-operational
   B. concrete-operational
   C. sensorimotor
   D. preoperational

4. Which of the following characteristics are contributors to job satisfaction, as identified in Hackman and Oldham’s (1976) influential job characteristics theory? 1: Variety 2: Recognition 3: Task identity 4: Task difficulty

   A. 1,2 & 3
   B. 1 & 2
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 3 & 4

5. The hormones secreted in stress situations and dilates blood vessels in certain parts of the such as skeletal muscles and increase heat’s output:

   A. Adrenaline
   B. Nor-adrenaline
   C. Epinephrine
   D. Calcitonin

6. It is easier to see a camouflaged animal when it moves than when it stays still. This illustrates the Gestalt principle of ______________?

   A. closure
   B. proximity
   C. similarity
   D. common movement

7. Which one of the following correctly defines the concept of social norms?

   A. The patterns of behaviour that are considered ideal and satisfy the actor
   B. Cultural meanings assigned to a particular action independently of the wishes
   C. Shared expectations of behaviour that connote what is considered socially desirable and appropriate
   D. some define ideals about what is wrong and what is right

8. Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes:

   A. somatoform disorders
   B. anxiety disorders
   C. psychotic disorders
   D. personality disorders

9. Discomfort in social situations, fear of evaluation, and timidity are characteristic of what personality disorder?

   A. histrionic
   B. obsessive – compulsive
   C. schizoid
   D. avoidant

10. Deaf people who use sign language typically:

    A. have a smaller corpus callosum than hearing persons
    B. demonstrate greater mathematical competence than hearing persons
    C. process language in their left cerebral hemisphere
    D. recognize facial expressions of emotion with their left rather than their right cerebral hemisphere