The Resource Thinking and reasoning : a very short introduction, Jonathan St B.T. Evans
Thinking and reasoning : a very short introduction, Jonathan St B.T. Evans
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- Summary
- "Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptible to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, and the ability to see things from a completely new perspective. Beginning by considering the approaches of the behaviorists and the Gestalt psychologists, he moves on to modern explorations of thinking, including hypothetical thinking, conditionals, deduction, rationality, and intuition. Covering the role of past learning, IQ, and cognitive biases, Evans also discusses the idea that there may be two different ways of thinking, arising from our evolutionary history."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 134 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction and history
- Problem solving
- Thinking hypothetically
- Decision making
- Reasoning
- Are we rational?
- From dual processes to two minds
- Isbn
- 9780198787259
- Label
- Thinking and reasoning : a very short introduction
- Title
- Thinking and reasoning
- Title remainder
- a very short introduction
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan St B.T. Evans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptible to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, and the ability to see things from a completely new perspective. Beginning by considering the approaches of the behaviorists and the Gestalt psychologists, he moves on to modern explorations of thinking, including hypothetical thinking, conditionals, deduction, rationality, and intuition. Covering the role of past learning, IQ, and cognitive biases, Evans also discusses the idea that there may be two different ways of thinking, arising from our evolutionary history."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NLM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Evans, Jonathan St. B. T.
- Dewey number
- 153.4/2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF441
- LC item number
- .E925 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Very short introductions
- Series volume
- 533
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Thought and thinking
- Reasoning (Psychology)
- Reasoning (Psychology)
- Thought and thinking
- PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Label
- Thinking and reasoning : a very short introduction, Jonathan St B.T. Evans
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction and history -- Problem solving -- Thinking hypothetically -- Decision making -- Reasoning -- Are we rational? -- From dual processes to two minds
- Control code
- on1006485276
- Dimensions
- 18 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 134 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198787259
- Lccn
- 2017936443
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1006485276
- Label
- Thinking and reasoning : a very short introduction, Jonathan St B.T. Evans
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction and history -- Problem solving -- Thinking hypothetically -- Decision making -- Reasoning -- Are we rational? -- From dual processes to two minds
- Control code
- on1006485276
- Dimensions
- 18 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 134 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198787259
- Lccn
- 2017936443
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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