Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction
by Jonathan St B. T. Evans
- UK Oxford University Press 2017
- xvii, 134 pages: Illusratrations; 16 cm.
Table of Contents 1: Introduction and history 2: Problem solving 3: Thinking hypothetically 4: Decision making 5: Reasoning 6: Are we rational? 7: From dual processes to two minds References Further Reading Index
Thinking is the essence of what it means to be human and defines us more than anything else as a species. Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making.
Analyses the uniquely human capacity to think and reason, which sets us apart from all other animals Explores the psychological processes involved in problem solving, decision making, and reasoning Describes the various approaches, from past theories to present day understanding of impact of past memory and cognitive biases Part of the Very Short Introduction series - over eight million copies sold worldwide