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Keith Stanovich - Rationality and the Reflective Mind - 9780195341140 - V9780195341140
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Rationality and the Reflective Mind

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Description for Rationality and the Reflective Mind Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
In Rationality and the Reflective Mind, Keith Stanovich attempts to resolve the Great Rationality Debate in cognitive science--the debate about how much irrationality to ascribe to human cognition. He shows how the insights of dual-process theory and evolutionary psychology can be combined to explain why humans are sometimes irrational even though they possess remarkably adaptive cognitive machinery. Stanovich argues that to fully characterize differences in rational thinking, we need to replace dual-process theories with tripartite models of cognition. Using a unique individual differences approach, he shows that the traditional second system (System 2) of dual-process theory must be further divided ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195341140
SKU
V9780195341140
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99-2

About Keith Stanovich
Keith E. Stanovich is Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the University of Toronto. His book What Intelligence Tests Miss (Yale University Press) received the 2010 Grawemeyer Award in Education. He is the author of five other books and over 200 scientific publications on various topics in cognitive psychology.

Reviews for Rationality and the Reflective Mind
"Stanovich follows up his fascinating System 1/System 2 distinction with powerful evidence on rationality, cognitive processing, and the role of individual differences. This powerful new book is critical reading for any scholar interested in the current state of dual process models. "
Max H. Bazerman, Straus Professor, Harvard Business School and co-author, Judgment and Managerial Decision Making and Negotiation Genius, ... Read more

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