Don't believe everything you think :the 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking /Thomas Kida.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Don't believe everything you think :the 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking /Thomas Kida.

Description

Introduction: a six pack of problems -- Weird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seeking to confirm -- How we simplify -- Framing and other decision snags -- Faulty memories -- The influence of others -- Epilogue: some final thoughts. 286 pages :illustrations ;23 cm

Book Details

Author

Kida, Thomas E.

Place Published

City

Amherst, N.Y.

Date Published

2006

Publication Subjects

Thought and thinking. Error. Cognition. Learning. Thinking. Error.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00915026 Thought and thinking.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01150249

Call No.

BF441 .K45 2006

ISBN

1591024080, 9781591024088

LCCN

2006003366

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-278) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia