The Wayson Selection Task

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The wayson selection task was invented by peter wayson, a british psychologist. Each card has a letter on one side and an even number on the other. The test is to answer which of these four cards must be turned over to find out whether the following rule is true or false. It's easier to do when you can see it on paper on a screen but let's try it right now.

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