Peter Cathcart Wason
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 22 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 22,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Bath |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 17,2003 |
| Died | Wallingford |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Psychology of reasoning |
| Books | Psychology of Reasoning: Structure and Content |
| Alma maters | Oxford |
| University College London | |
| Influenced by | Karl Popper |
| Jean Piaget | |
| Education | University College London |
| Nationality | British |
| Doctor student | Philip Johnson-Laird |
| Field | Psychology |
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| ID | 812720 |
Peter Cathcart Wason Life story
Peter Cathcart Wason was a cognitive psychologist at University College, London, who pioneered the psychology of reasoning. He sought to explain why people consistently commit logical errors.
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