An experiment measures participants' performance in judging syllogisms. Two premises and a conclusion are presented as stimuli, and participants are asked to indicate (yes or no) if the conclusion logically follows from the premises. Error rates are then calculated for each syllogism. This experiment studies _________________ reasoning.
A) deductive
B) intuitive
C) falsification
D) inductive

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The experiment measures participants' performance in determining whether the conclusion logically follows from the premises, which is a core aspect of deductive reasoning.

An Experiment Measures Participants' Performance in Judging Syllogisms