Tony Morris

@psnively @rickasaurus But most brains are not wired for abstraction (except maths fans). E.g Wason selection task http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2005/05/02/cheating-on-the-brain/ …

@ScottWlaschin @etorreborre @psnively @rickasaurus WST exploits tendency to conflate equivalence and implication. Abstraction is irrelevant.

@dibblego @ScottWlaschin @psnively @rickasaurus how does that explain the experiment?

@etorreborre @ScottWlaschin @psnively @rickasaurus The proposition is improperly contraposed leading to the common incorrect answer.

@dibblego @etorreborre @rickasaurus Yeah I dont think that test is about abstraction, 'D' is just as specific as 'Beer'

@dibblego @etorreborre @rickasaurus If anything it cements the point that specific examples that the audience can relate to...

@dibblego @etorreborre @rickasaurus are insufficient in terms of teaching general concepts