Decision making and rationality in the modern world
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Decision making and rationality in the modern world
（Fundamentals of cognition）
Oxford University Press, 2010
Available at 6 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 163-187
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World, Keith E. Stanovich demonstrates how work in the cognitive psychology of decision making has implications for the large and theoretically contentious debates about the nature of human rationality. Written specifically for undergraduate psychology students, the book presents a very practical approach to decision making, which is too often perceived by students as an artificial set of skills used only in
academia and not in the real world. Instead, Stanovich shows how good decision-making procedures support rational behavior that enables people to act most efficiently to fulfill their goals. He explains how the concept of rationality is understood in cognitive science in terms of good decision making and
judgment.
Books in the Fundamentals of Cognition series serve as ideal instructional resources for advanced courses in cognitive psychology. They provide an up-to-date, well-organized survey of our current understanding of the major theories of cognitive psychology. The books are concise, which allows instructors to incorporate the latest original research and readings into their courses without overburdening their students. Focused without being too advanced-and comprehensive without
being too broad-these books are the perfect resource for both students and instructors.
Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1:
- Rational Thought and Behavior: Figuring Out What is True and What to Do
- CHAPTER 2:
- Decision Making: Rationality of Action
- CHAPTER 3:
- Judgment: Rationality of Belief
- CHAPTER 4:
- How Bad Is Our Decision Making?: The Great Rationality Debate
- CHAPTER 5:
- Resolving the Debate About the Rationality of Judgment and
- Decision Making: A Dual Process Account
- CHAPTER 6:
- Meta-Rationality: Good Decision-Making Strategies are Self Correcting
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