There’s even evidence to suggest that we do better on pure logic tests when they’re given a social context. Researchers have used a puzzle known as the “Wason selection task” to demonstrate this.3 In the puzzle, you’re shown four cards and told that you need to check whether the following rule is being observed: if a card has a D on one side, then it has to have a 3 on the other side. Which card(s) do you definitely have to turn over in order to check the rule holds?
