| Description |
xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cognitive psychology, 1368-4558 |
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Cognitive psychology (Hove, England)
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| Contents |
1. Reasoning and thinking: A four-way introduction -- 2. Deduction: Experiments with syllogisms -- 3. Deduction: Experiments with "if" and other connectives -- 4. Deduction: Biases and content effects -- 5. Theories of deduction -- 6. Hypothesis testing -- 7. Induction -- 8. Judging probability -- 9. Decision making -- 10. Reasoning, thinking, and rationality |
| Summary |
"This undergraduate textbook reviews psychological research in the major areas of reasoning and thinking: deduction, induction, hypothesis testing, probability judgement, and decision making. It also covers the major theoretical debates in each area, and devotes a chapter to one of the liveliest issues in the field: the question of human rationality. Central themes that recur throughout the book include not only rationality, but also the relation between normative theories such as logic, probability theory, and decision theory, and human performance, both in experiments and in the world outside the laboratory. No prior acquaintance with formal systems is assumed, and everyday examples are used throughout to illustrate technical and theoretical points."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Reasoning (Psychology)
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Thought and thinking.
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| LC no. |
00687732 |
| ISBN |
0863777082 (cased) |
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0863777090 (paperback) |
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