How we know what isn't so : the fallibility of human reason in everyday life /
By: Gilovich, Thomas
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BookPublisher: New York : Free Press, 1993, c1991.Edition: 1st Free Press pbk. ed.Description: vii, 216 p ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0029117062Other title: How we know what is not so.Subject(s): Reasoning (Psychology) | Judgment | Evidence | Error | Critical thinking | Fallacies (Logic) | Reasoning | Critical thinking | Logic | ErrorsDDC classification: 153.4/3 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Explores the reasons why people believe things that are not true, drawing from the fields of social and cognitive psychology to understand how questionable and erroneous beliefs are formed and maintained.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 153.43 GI HO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0025876 |
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| 153.42 PA CR Critical thinking : | 153.43 FE SH Show me the numbers : | 153.43 FO ST Strategies for creative problem solving | 153.43 GI HO How we know what isn't so : | 153.43 KO TU Turning numbers into knowledge : | 153.43 MI HO How to solve it : | 153.43 MI HO How to solve it : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-213) and index.
Explores the reasons why people believe things that are not true, drawing from the fields of social and cognitive psychology to understand how questionable and erroneous beliefs are formed and maintained.
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