Types of thinking / S. Ian Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, S. Ian, 1951-

Series:

Psychology focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking.

Cognition.

Human information processing.

Local Subjects:

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

xiv, 167 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Summary:

"Types of Thinking" provides a basic grounding in the psychology of thinking for undergraduate students with little previous knowledge of cognitive psychology. This clear, well-structured overview explores the practical aspects and applications of everyday thinking, creative thinking, logical and scientific thinking, intelligent thinking and machine thinking. It also explores "failures of thinking," the slips of action that can lead to plane crashes and industrial accidents. Influences on decision-making such as motivation, arousal and emotion are examined, as well as the differences between "deep" and "surface" thought, "lateral" thinking, and the effect of negative transfer. Written in an accessible and engaging style, "Types of Thinking" will be attractive to students and teachers of psychology as well as to the lay reader.

Contents:

1 What does 'thinking' mean? 1

2 Everyday thinking 11

3 Creative thinking 37

4 Logical and scientific thinking 59

5 Failures of thinking 83

6 Intelligent thinking 107

7 Thinking about thinking 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159) and index.

ISBN:

041519105X

0415191068

OCLC:

40298393