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Human thinking / S. Ian Robertson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, S. Ian, 1951- author.
- Series:
- Basics (Routledge (Firm))
- The Basics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thought and thinking.
- Human information processing.
- Cognition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 214 pages).
- polychrome
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Part 1: Thinking: what is it and where does it come from?1. What is 'thinking'?2. Evolution of thinkingPart 2: Thinking as reasoning3. Problem-solving4. Rational thinkingPart 3: When thinking goes awry5. Biases, errors, and heuristics6. Society made me do it7. The confabulating mindPart 4: Motivated Cognition8. Mistaken beliefs about the world9. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing like the truth10. Magical thinking
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version
- ISBN:
- 9780429343650
- 0429343655
- 9781000224948
- 1000224945
- 9781000224986
- 1000224988
- 9781000224900
- 1000224902
- Publisher Number:
- 40030337070
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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