?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Pragmatic+factors+in+Conditional+Reasoning+with+narrative+texts&rft.creator=Vali%C3%B1a%2C+M%C2%AA+Dolores&rft.creator=Seoane%2C+Gloria&rft.creator=Ferraces%2C+M%C2%AA+Jos%C3%A9&rft.creator=Mart%C3%ADn%2C+Montserrat&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=In+this+article+the+role+of+pragmatic+knowledge+in+conditional+reasoning+was+investigated.+We+explored+the+importance+of%3A+a)+probability+of+empirical+ocurrence+expressed+in+the+conditional+sentences+(deterministic%2C+probablisistic+or+without+relation%2C+b)+availability+of+the+scenarios+of+daily+life+(available+vs.+non+available+professions)%2C+c)+congruence+or+non-congruence+of+the+narrative+texts+and+d)+type+of+conditional+rule+(Modus+Ponens%2C+Modus+tollens%2C+Affirmation+of+the+Consequent+and+Denial+of+the+Antecedent).%0AThe+results+showed+the+importance+of+the+relation+between+the+antecedent+and+consequent+and+the+congruence+of+the+texts+on+the+inferences.+Theses+results+are+consistent+with+our+previous+experimental+results+in+the+investigations+about+a)+syllogistic+reasoning+with+probabilistic+quantifiers+either+a+non-contextual+mode+or+in+the+context+of+narrative+texts+(Vali%C3%B1a+1988%3B+Vali%C3%B1a+%26+De+Vega%2C+1988)%2C+b)conditional+reasoning+task+(formal+vs.+thematic+content)(Seoane+%26+Vali%C3%B1a%2C+1988%3B+Vali%C3%B1a+%26+cols.+1992+a%2C+b)+and+reasoning+with+conditional+sentences+included+in+the+narrative+texts+(Mart%C3%ADn%2CVali%C3%B1a%2C+Seoane+%26+Ferraces%2C+1997)+and+c)+the+Wason's+selection+task+(Seoane%2C+Vali%C3%B1a%2C+Ferraces+%26+Mart%C3%ADn%2C+1997%3B+Vali%C3%B1a%2C+Seoane%2C+Ferraces+%26+Mart%C3%ADn%2C+1995).++%0AThe+results+are+consistent+with+the+notion+of+mental+scenario+in+human+reasoning.+They+do+not+support+the+theories+based+on+formal+rules+or+current+competence+models+and+are+better+explained+by+the+Mental+Models+Theory+.%0A%0A+%0A%0A&rft.publisher=Lawrence+Erlbaum+associates%2C+LEA%2C+N.J.&rft.contributor=+Shafto%2C+Michael+G.&rft.contributor=Langley%2C+Pat&rft.date=1997&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1714%2F1%2FVali%25C3%25B1a%2526cols8.PDF&rft.identifier=++Vali%C3%B1a%2C+M%C2%AA+Dolores+and+Seoane%2C+Gloria+and+Ferraces%2C+M%C2%AA+Jos%C3%A9+and+Mart%C3%ADn%2C+Montserrat++(1997)+Pragmatic+factors+in+Conditional+Reasoning+with+narrative+texts.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1714%2F