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Logic (Latest Articles)
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From philosophy to science (to natural philosophy): evolutionary developmental perspectives.
28 Feb 2008 
This paper focuses on abstraction as a mode of reasoning that facilitates a productive relationship between philosophy and science. Using examples from evolutionary developmental biology, I argue that there are two areas where abstraction can be ...
rec_pub_18481590-from-philosophy-science-natural-philosophy-evolutionary-developmental.htm
28 Feb 2008 Ecology plays an important role in society, informing policy and management decisions across a variety of issues. As such, regularities in processes would indicate higher levels of predictive outcomes and would reduce the amount of research required ...
rec_pub_18481589-when-logic-fails-ecology.htm
Making good decisions: part 2.
28 Feb 2008 
rec_pub_18412006-making-good-decisions-2.htm
28 Feb 2008 This experiment used the attraction effect to test the hypothesis that ingestion of sugar can reduce reliance on intuitive, heuristic-based decision making. In the attraction effect, a difficult choice between two options is swayed by the presence ...
rec_pub_18315798-toward-physiology-dual-process-reasoning-judgment-lemonade-willpower.htm
Inferential reasoning by exclusion in pigeons, dogs, and humans.
27 Feb 2008 The ability to reason by exclusion (which is defined as the selection of the correct alternative by logically excluding other potential alternatives; Call in Anim Cogn 9:393-403 2006) is well established in humans. Several studies have found it to ...
rec_pub_18309524-inferential-reasoning-exclusion-pigeons-dogs-humans.htm
Processing local pragmatic anomalies in fictional contexts: evidence from the N400.
9 Feb 2008 Readers typically experience processing difficulty when they encounter a word that is anomalous within the local context, such as "The cat picked up the chainsaw." In an ERP study, we demonstrate that by placing such a sentence in a fictional ...
rec_pub_18282200-processing-local-pragmatic-anomalies-fictional-contexts-evidence-n400.htm
26 Jan 2008 BACKGROUND: Rare are the studies that focus on OSAS (obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome) obese patient assessing neuropsychological, psychological and clinical aspects simultaneously. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-seven obese patients with OSAS were ...
rec_pub_18226950-a-multidimensional-assessment-obese-patients-obstructive-sleep-apnoea.htm
Evidence that logical reasoning depends on conscious processing.
26 Jan 2008 Humans, unlike other animals, are equipped with a powerful brain that permits conscious awareness and reflection. A growing trend in psychological science has questioned the benefits of consciousness, however. Testing a hypothesis advanced by ...
rec_pub_18226923-evidence-logical-reasoning-depends-conscious-processing.htm
Everyday life reasoning, possible worlds and cultural processes.
20 Jan 2008 Discussing Faiciuc's paper, I first tackle the problem of fallacies in deductive reasoning showing how, in a possible world theory, non correct forms of reasoning can be useful strategies for discovery, providing these strategies remain at a ...
rec_pub_18210188-everyday-life-reasoning-possible-worlds-cultural-processes.htm
14 Jan 2008 
When people speak, they often insinuate their intent indirectly rather than stating it as a bald proposition. Examples include sexual come-ons, veiled threats, polite requests, and concealed bribes. We propose a three-part theory of indirect speech, ...
rec_pub_18199841-the-logic-indirect-speech.htm
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