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| Frédéric Vallée-TourangeauSummaryAffiliation: Kingston University Country: UK Publications
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Utilities in the 2-4-6 taskFrédéric Vallée-Tourangeau
Department of Psychology, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, UK
Exp Psychol 59:265-71. 2012..However, reasoners are not averse to producing negative sequences, and understand their implication, if their utility is made relevant in the process of achieving goals...
Contiguity and the outcome density bias in action-outcome contingency judgementsFrédéric Vallée-Tourangeau
Psychology, School of Social Science, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, UK
Q J Exp Psychol B 58:177-92. 2005..The predicted interaction between contiguity and P(O) was observed for positive contingencies. These results stress the sensitivity of the causal learning mechanism to temporal contiguity...
Graphical representation fosters discovery in the 2-4-6 taskFrédéric Vallée-Tourangeau
Psychology Research Unit, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 61:625-40. 2008..Results indicated that a graphical representation of the triples fostered the development of hypotheses that were less constrained by the implied algebraic specificity of the initial triple...
Einstellung defused: Interactivity and mental setFrédéric Vallée-Tourangeau
Department of Psychology, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, UK
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 64:1889-95. 2011..These results underscore the importance of designing problem-solving experiments that engineer distributed cognitive systems in which participants coordinate internal and external resources in thinking...
Relevance-driven information search in "pseudodiagnostic" reasoningGaëlle Villejoubert
Department of Psychology, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 65:541-52. 2012..The discussion of these findings focuses on implications for the ability to engage in diagnostic hypothesis testing...
