1. Types of Reasoning

2. Reasoning Going beyond the information given We reason all the time What are types of reasoning?

3. Types of reasoning Logical reasoning –Deductive reasoning –Inductive reasoning Reasoning by analogy Causal reasoning Scientific reasoning Reasoning by contagion Reasoning by similarity

4. Domain-general reasoning Deductive logic is domain-general –Structure of the argument matters –Content does not –More to say about this next week Inductive forms require knowing about content –Domain-specific reasoning

5. Why studying content is hard Expertise effects Cultural differences Differences in degree of education Where is content studied –Specific domains of interest –Developmental psychology –Social psychology

6. Applications of reasoning Education Marketing/Consumer behavior Evolutionary psychology –Modules