The bias that divides us : the science and politics of myside thinking / Keith E. Stanovich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanovich, Keith E., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prejudices.

Discrimination.

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Summary:

"An examination of a common, but underappreciated cognitive bias that permeates or social and political worlds, written by a leading researcher in the field of rationality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Many Faces of Myside Bias

2. Is Myside Processing Irrational?

3. Myside Thinking: The Outlier Bias

4. Where Do Our Convictions Come From? Implications for Understanding Myside Bias

5. The Myside Blindness of Cognitive Elites

6. What Should We Do about Myside Bias?

References

Subject Index

Name Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-36524-3

0-262-36523-5

OCLC:

1259691099