Showing papers by "All Saints' College published in 1994"
TL;DR: This paper investigated the effect of verbal instructions on the belief bias effect in syllogistic reasoning and found that belief bias is most clearly marked by a tendency for subjects to accept invalid conclusions which are a priori believable.
Abstract: The study is concerned with the question of whether robust biases in reasoning can be reduced or eliminated by verbal instruction in principles of reasoning. Three experiments are reported in which the effect of instructions upon the belief bias effect in syllogistic reasoning is investigated. Belief bias is most clearly marked by a tendency for subjects to accept invalid conclusions which are a priori believable. Experiment 1 attempted to replicate and extend an experiment reported by Newstead, Pollard, Evans and Allen (1992). In contrast with their experiment, it was found that belief bias was maintained despite the use of augmented instructions which emphasised the principle of logical necessity. Experiment 2 provided an exact replication of the augmented instructions condition of Newstead et al., including the presence of problems with belief-neutral conclusions. Once again, significant effects of conclusion believability were found. A third experiment examined the use of elaborated instructi...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a model was proposed to describe the psychological consequences of exercise and explain both the difficulties of beginning exercise and the phenomenon of exercise addiction and suggest intervention points for teachers and health educators.
Abstract: A model is put forward that seeks to describe the psychological consequences of exercise. The model indicates the relative time course of events and the interaction and feedback between different effects. It seeks to explain both the difficulties of beginning exercise and the phenomenon of exercise addiction and suggests intervention points for teachers and health educators.
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