Human Thinking
Author:   S. Ian Robertson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367360757


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   24 November 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   S. Ian Robertson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9780367360757


ISBN 10:   0367360756
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   24 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Thinking: what is it and where does it come from? 1. What is ‘thinking’? 2. Evolution of thinking Part 2: Thinking as reasoning 3. Problem-solving 4. Rational thinking Part 3: When thinking goes awry 5. Biases, errors, and heuristics 6. Society made me do it 7. The confabulating mind Part 4: Motivated Cognition 8. Mistaken beliefs about the world 9. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing like the truth 10. Magical thinking

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S. Ian Robertson gained his PhD from the Open University, UK, on ‘Problem Solving from Textbook Examples’. He has published work on portable computing as well as articles and books on problem solving. He was the Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Bedfordshire from 2001 to 2014 when he retired.

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