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Alan Garnham - Thinking and Reasoning - 9780631170037 - KOC0011449
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Thinking and Reasoning

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Description for Thinking and Reasoning Paperback. Presents a range of research on various aspects of thinking and reasoning. This title draws on a variety of approaches but locates its subject matter squarely within the theoretical framework of modern cognitive psychology and cognitive science. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 645. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
In this introduction presents a wide range of research on all aspects of thinking and reasoning. Thinking has been studied in many ways, and has been analyzed from many theoretical viewpoints. Thinking and Reasoning draws on a variety of approaches but locates its subject matter squarely within the theoretical framework of modern cognitive psychology and cognitive science. After a brief historical introduction, the book covers all core areas of thinking and reasoning: concepts and images, the relation between language and thought, logic and deductive reasoning, induction, hypothesis testing, statistical reasoning, decision making, problem solving, expertise, creativity, everyday thinking, ... Read more

Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631170037
SKU
KOC0011449
Shipping Time
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About Alan Garnham
Alan Garnham obtained B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, Oxford, 1977. DPhil Experimental Psychology, Sussex, 1981. Research Fellow, Sussex, 1981-1983. Faculty, Reading, 1983-1985.

Reviews for Thinking and Reasoning
The strength of Thinking and Reasoning is its comprehensiveness. It covers not only the most important topics, from categorisation and reasoning to decision making and problem solving, but also other major perspectives on thinking such as expertise and developmental issues. The book also examines more recent topics, such as teaching thinking and creativity, which are not to be found in ... Read more

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