Reasoning, Judging, Deciding

The Science of Thinking

Colin Wastell,Stephanie Howarth

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781529776133
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psicologia
• Subtopic: Psicologia cognitiva e cognizione

Are humans effective thinkers? How do we decide what is right? Can we avoid being duped by fake news?Thinking and Reasoning is the study of how humans think; exploring rationality, decision making and judgment within all contexts of life. With contemporary case studies and reflective questions to develop your understanding of key dilemmas, this book covers the fundamentals of the science behind thinking, reasoning, and decision-making, making it essential reading for any student of Thinking and Reasoning.From heuristic biases to the cognitive science of religion, and from artificial intelligence to conspiracy theories, Wastell & Howarth?s text clearly and comprehensibly introduces you to the core theories of thinking, leaving no stone unturned, before showing you how to apply theory to practice.?The unique selling point of the book is the inclusion of current topics and recent developments, a very good structure and it approaches the field from a very wide angle.?

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Title
• About the Authors
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 Inheritors of the Enlightenment
• Chapter 2 A Cognitive Revolution? When the mind began to matter!
• Chapter 3 Thinking Under Uncertainty Expected Utility Theory
• Chapter 4 Prospect Theory Heuristics and some biases
• Chapter 5 Ecological Rationality Are humans effective thinkers?
• Chapter 6 Dual Process Models Is the mind made up of two components?
• Chapter 7 Mind: Modular and Extended Is the mind made up of many components, internal and external?
• Chapter 8 Deduction, Induction, Abduction Reasoning formal and speculative
• Chapter 9 Problem Solving including Analogical Reasoning Learning to answer the question that is asked!
• Chapter 10 Imagination: The Play Space of the Mind Possible futures and alternative pasts
• Chapter 11 Nudge Making good outcomes more common
• Chapter 12 Expertise How do experts think?
• Chapter 13 Moral Reasoning How do people decide on what is right?
• Chapter 14 Cognitive Science of Religion1 What can models of the mind tell us about belief in the supernatural?
• Chapter 15 Artificial Intelligence: Computer thinking What kind of thinking can computers really do?
• Chapter 16 Argumentative Theory Is the construction of arguments central to human thinking?
• Chapter 17 Three Thinking Illusions How much of our thinking is done alone?
• Chapter 18 Thinking and Uncertainty What effect does not knowing for certain have on our thinking?
• Chapter 19 Thinking Scientifically Easy or Hard?
• Chapter 20 Conspiratorial Thinking Why are people so suspicious of governments and big business?
• Chapter 21 Sceptical Thinking How to avoid being duped by fake news!
• Appendix Answers and comments to the Chapter Challenge problems
• References
• Index