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How We Know What isn't So
Thomas Gilovich
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Description for How We Know What isn't So
Paperback. When can we trust what we believe, and when are such beliefs suspect? Here, Gilovich offers a guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life, documenting the cognitive, social and motivational processes that distort our thoughts, beliefs, judgements and decisions. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life.
When can we trust what we believe—that "teams and players have winning streaks," that "flattery works," or that "the more people who agree, the more likely they are to be right"—and when are such beliefs suspect? Thomas Gilovich offers a guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. Illustrating his points with examples, and supporting them with the latest research findings, he documents the cognitive, social, and motivational processes that distort our thoughts, beliefs, judgments and decisions. In a rapidly ... Read more
Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life.
When can we trust what we believe—that "teams and players have winning streaks," that "flattery works," or that "the more people who agree, the more likely they are to be right"—and when are such beliefs suspect? Thomas Gilovich offers a guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. Illustrating his points with examples, and supporting them with the latest research findings, he documents the cognitive, social, and motivational processes that distort our thoughts, beliefs, judgments and decisions. In a rapidly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780029117064
SKU
V9780029117064
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About Thomas Gilovich
Thomas Gilovich is a professor of psychology at Cornell University and author of The Wisest One in the Room (with Lee Ross), How We Know What Isn’t So, Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes, and Social Psychology. He lives in Ithaca, New York.
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