Psychology of reasoning

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/psychology-of-reasoning

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Psychology of reasoning?Judgment, decision-making, problem-solving, intelligence, emotion-cognition interaction
2. What is the primary disciplines?Psychology, cognitive science, philosophy, logic
3. What is the historical context?Empirical research spans over a century, building on philosophical traditions
4. How does my brain solve puzzles like a detective?Your brain gathers clues from what you see and hear, then uses logic to connect them, just like a detective piecing together evidence.
5. What are deductive and inductive reasoning?Deductive reasoning starts with a big rule and finds a specific answer. Inductive reasoning looks at many small examples and builds a general rule.

Deductive Reasoning: Drawing specific conclusions from general principles or premises.