In the British researcher Peter Wason's "2-4-6 task," Zach thought the rule was "numbers under 10 that increased by 2." To attempt to disconfirm this hypothesis, which sequence(s) should he test?

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The 2-4-6 task is designed to test the ability to disconfirm hypotheses. Testing sequences that do not fit the initial hypothesis, such as 8-10-12 or 4-7-9, which do not strictly adhere to "numbers under 10 that increase by 2," would be effective in attempting to disconfirm Zach's hypothesis.

In the British Researcher Peter Wason's "2-4-6 Task," Zach Thought