Human thinking / S. Ian Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, S. Ian, 1951- author.

Series:

The Basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 213 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

An introduction into how we develop thoughts, the types of reasoning we engage in, and how our thinking can be tailored by subconscious processing. Beginning with the fundamentals, it examines the mental processes that shape our thoughts, the trajectory of how thought evolved within the animal kingdom and the stages of development of thinking throughout childhood.

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:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-22490-2

0-429-34365-5

1-000-22498-8

9780429343650

OCLC:

1229166101