In Sternberg\'s memory task, Question 5 options: you had one second to recall wh

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In Sternberg's memory task,

Question 5 options:

you had one second to recall whether a number or letter was in the preceding list

you were given a string of 3 or more letters, which were replaced by a new letter and you had to determine whether the new letter was in the prior list

you were to draw pictures of animals as quickly as possible

you viewed lists of letters one after another and at the end of viewing many lists, you wrote down as many as you could remember having seen

On page 1 of Poldrack's article, he describes a logical fallacy often made in fMRI interpretations. The striatum is a region of the brain generally associated with feelings of being rewarded. As such, when striatum activity is found in a study, researchers conclude that the subject is feeling rewarded. Why does Poldrack see this as a problem? Which of the following logical statements is most similar to this reverse inference?

Question 6 options:

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl in this class is named Sally, so she must be blonde.

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl is not blonde and not in our class, so her name must not be Sally.

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl in our class is blonde, so her name must be Sally.

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl is not in this class, but she is named Sally, so she must be blonde too.

you had one second to recall whether a number or letter was in the preceding list

you were given a string of 3 or more letters, which were replaced by a new letter and you had to determine whether the new letter was in the prior list

you were to draw pictures of animals as quickly as possible

you viewed lists of letters one after another and at the end of viewing many lists, you wrote down as many as you could remember having seen

On page 1 of Poldrack's article, he describes a logical fallacy often made in fMRI interpretations. The striatum is a region of the brain generally associated with feelings of being rewarded. As such, when striatum activity is found in a study, researchers conclude that the subject is feeling rewarded. Why does Poldrack see this as a problem? Which of the following logical statements is most similar to this reverse inference?

Question 6 options:

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl in this class is named Sally, so she must be blonde.

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl is not blonde and not in our class, so her name must not be Sally.

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl in our class is blonde, so her name must be Sally.

Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde. This girl is not in this class, but she is named Sally, so she must be blonde too.

Explanation / Answer

5. In sternberg’s memory task you were given a string of 3 or more letters , which wre replaced by a new letter and you had to determine whether the new letter was in the prior list.

6. Everyone in our class named Sally is blonde . This girl is not blonde and not in our class , so her name must not be Sally.

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