Experiments
The Cheater Detection Module Experiment (Wason Task Adaptation) – Leda Cosmides and John Tooby
A comprehensive academic analysis of Cosmides and Tooby's Wason selection task adaptation, social contract theory,...
# Wason Selection Task
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Theories
Wason Selection Task Deontic Logic Theory – Leda Cosmides
A comprehensive academic analysis of Leda Cosmides' Social Contract Theory, the Wason Selection Task, and...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
Wason The Candle Problem (Functional Fixedness) – Karl Duncker The Two-String
A comprehensive academic analysis of functional fixedness, insight problem-solving, and cognitive bias through Duncker, Maier,...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
Scanning Experiment (Sternberg Paradigm) – Saul Sternberg The Wason Selection
A comprehensive academic analysis of Saul Sternberg's memory scanning paradigm and the Wason selection task,...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Cheater-Detection Module Hypothesis – Leda Cosmides
A comprehensive academic analysis of Leda Cosmides' cheater-detection module hypothesis, social contract theory, and cognitive...
September 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti