Logical ability and motivational mechanisms in argument evaluation

The main objective of this research is to analyze the myside bias in two argument evaluation tasks: one linked to the paradigm of formal reasoning and the other linked to the paradigm of informal reasoning. For this, we develop and apply a reasoning test that combines formal reasoning tasks with inf...

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Autores: Massolo, Alba, Traversi, Mariel
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Recursos:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/27888
Acesso em linha:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/27888
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cognitive biases
Motivated reasoning
Argumentation
Logic and reasoning
Myside bias
Sesgos cognitivos
Razonamiento motivado
Argumentación
Lógica y razonamiento
Sesgo a mi favor
Biais cognitifs
Raisonnement motivé
Logique et raisonnement
Biais de confirmation
Preconceitos cognitivos
Raciocínio motivado
Argumentação
Lógica e raciocínio
Preconceito a meu favor
Descrição
Resumo:The main objective of this research is to analyze the myside bias in two argument evaluation tasks: one linked to the paradigm of formal reasoning and the other linked to the paradigm of informal reasoning. For this, we develop and apply a reasoning test that combines formal reasoning tasks with informal reasoning tasks. The test was administered virtually to a total of 138 participants. The results confirmed the two hypotheses of the study, namely, that motivational mechanisms prevail over logical ability in the tasks of evaluating arguments (both deductive and non-deductive) and that the myside bias is significantly accentuated in the task of informal reasoning.