Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions

Autores
Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo; Razumiejczyk, Eugenia; Crivello, María del Carmen; Bolzán, Claudia; Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris; Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge
Año de publicación
2014
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This study investigates why reasoning that involves negation is extremely difficult. We presented participants with reasoning problems containing sentences with negation of conjunctions and disjunctions in order to test predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory of human thought. According to this theory, reasoning consists of representing and comparing possibilities. Different sentential forms would require different cognitive demands. In particular, responses to a sentential negation task would be modulated by working memory load. This prediction would hold for correct responses but also for the general pattern of responses that includes incorrect responses when the task offers different response options. A within-subjects experimental design with selection paradigm was applied to test these predictions. Experimental comparisons and a complementary descriptive study yielded evidence consistent with the theory-driven predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory. The working memory load was critical for the modulation of correct responses and overall responses. We discussed alternative accounts, and suggested additional predictions for further evaluation of these phenomena.
Fil: Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; Argentina
Fil: Razumiejczyk, Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; Argentina
Fil: Crivello, María del Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; Argentina
Fil: Bolzán, Claudia. Universidad Autonoma de Entre Rios. Facultad de Humanidades Artes y Ciencias Sociales. Sede C. Uruguay. Centro Regional de Investigaciones En Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales.; Argentina
Fil: Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; Argentina
Fil: Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Edith Cowan University; Australia
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NEGATION
CONJUNCTION
DISJUNCTION
MEMORY
MODELS
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spelling Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and DisjunctionsMacbeth, Guillermo EduardoRazumiejczyk, EugeniaCrivello, María del CarmenBolzán, ClaudiaPereyra Girardi, Carolina IrisCampitelli, Guillermo JorgeMENTALSENTENTIALREASONINGNEGATIONCONJUNCTIONDISJUNCTIONMEMORYMODELShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5This study investigates why reasoning that involves negation is extremely difficult. We presented participants with reasoning problems containing sentences with negation of conjunctions and disjunctions in order to test predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory of human thought. According to this theory, reasoning consists of representing and comparing possibilities. Different sentential forms would require different cognitive demands. In particular, responses to a sentential negation task would be modulated by working memory load. This prediction would hold for correct responses but also for the general pattern of responses that includes incorrect responses when the task offers different response options. A within-subjects experimental design with selection paradigm was applied to test these predictions. Experimental comparisons and a complementary descriptive study yielded evidence consistent with the theory-driven predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory. The working memory load was critical for the modulation of correct responses and overall responses. We discussed alternative accounts, and suggested additional predictions for further evaluation of these phenomena.Fil: Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; ArgentinaFil: Razumiejczyk, Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; ArgentinaFil: Crivello, María del Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; ArgentinaFil: Bolzán, Claudia. Universidad Autonoma de Entre Rios. Facultad de Humanidades Artes y Ciencias Sociales. Sede C. Uruguay. Centro Regional de Investigaciones En Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales.; ArgentinaFil: Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; ArgentinaFil: Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Edith Cowan University; AustraliaPsychOpen2014-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/103785Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo; Razumiejczyk, Eugenia; Crivello, María del Carmen; Bolzán, Claudia; Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris; et al.; Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions; PsychOpen; Europe´s Journal of Psychology; 10; 1; 2-2014; 135-1491841-0413CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejopinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5964/ejop.v10i1.696info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:46:57Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/103785instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:46:57.348CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
title Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
spellingShingle Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo
MENTAL
SENTENTIAL
REASONING
NEGATION
CONJUNCTION
DISJUNCTION
MEMORY
MODELS
title_short Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
title_full Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
title_fullStr Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
title_full_unstemmed Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
title_sort Mental Models for the Negation of Conjunctions and Disjunctions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo
Razumiejczyk, Eugenia
Crivello, María del Carmen
Bolzán, Claudia
Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris
Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge
author Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo
author_facet Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo
Razumiejczyk, Eugenia
Crivello, María del Carmen
Bolzán, Claudia
Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris
Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge
author_role author
author2 Razumiejczyk, Eugenia
Crivello, María del Carmen
Bolzán, Claudia
Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris
Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MENTAL
SENTENTIAL
REASONING
NEGATION
CONJUNCTION
DISJUNCTION
MEMORY
MODELS
topic MENTAL
SENTENTIAL
REASONING
NEGATION
CONJUNCTION
DISJUNCTION
MEMORY
MODELS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This study investigates why reasoning that involves negation is extremely difficult. We presented participants with reasoning problems containing sentences with negation of conjunctions and disjunctions in order to test predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory of human thought. According to this theory, reasoning consists of representing and comparing possibilities. Different sentential forms would require different cognitive demands. In particular, responses to a sentential negation task would be modulated by working memory load. This prediction would hold for correct responses but also for the general pattern of responses that includes incorrect responses when the task offers different response options. A within-subjects experimental design with selection paradigm was applied to test these predictions. Experimental comparisons and a complementary descriptive study yielded evidence consistent with the theory-driven predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory. The working memory load was critical for the modulation of correct responses and overall responses. We discussed alternative accounts, and suggested additional predictions for further evaluation of these phenomena.
Fil: Macbeth, Guillermo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; Argentina
Fil: Razumiejczyk, Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; Argentina
Fil: Crivello, María del Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos; Argentina
Fil: Bolzán, Claudia. Universidad Autonoma de Entre Rios. Facultad de Humanidades Artes y Ciencias Sociales. Sede C. Uruguay. Centro Regional de Investigaciones En Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales.; Argentina
Fil: Pereyra Girardi, Carolina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; Argentina
Fil: Campitelli, Guillermo Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Edith Cowan University; Australia
description This study investigates why reasoning that involves negation is extremely difficult. We presented participants with reasoning problems containing sentences with negation of conjunctions and disjunctions in order to test predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory of human thought. According to this theory, reasoning consists of representing and comparing possibilities. Different sentential forms would require different cognitive demands. In particular, responses to a sentential negation task would be modulated by working memory load. This prediction would hold for correct responses but also for the general pattern of responses that includes incorrect responses when the task offers different response options. A within-subjects experimental design with selection paradigm was applied to test these predictions. Experimental comparisons and a complementary descriptive study yielded evidence consistent with the theory-driven predictions derived from the Mental Models Theory. The working memory load was critical for the modulation of correct responses and overall responses. We discussed alternative accounts, and suggested additional predictions for further evaluation of these phenomena.
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