Cognitive illusions : intriguing phenomena in thinking, judgment and memory
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Cognitive illusions : intriguing phenomena in thinking, judgment and memory
（A Psychology Press book）
Routledge, 2017
2nd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Cognitive Illusions explores a wide range of fascinating psychological effects in the way we think, judge and remember in our everyday lives. Featuring contributions from leading researchers, the book defines what cognitive illusions are and discusses their theoretical status: are such illusions proof for a faulty human information-processing system, or do they only represent by-products of otherwise adaptive cognitive mechanisms? Throughout the book, background to phenomena such as illusions of control, overconfidence and hindsight bias are discussed, before considering the respective empirical research, potential explanations of the phenomenon, and relevant applied perspectives. Each chapter also features the detailed description of an experiment that can be used as classroom demonstration.
Featuring six new chapters, this edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to reflect recent research and changes of focus within the field.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers of cognitive illusions, specifically, those focusing on thinking, reasoning, decision-making and memory.
Table of Contents
Introduction Cognitive illusions
I. Thinking
1. Conjunction fallacy
2. Base-rate neglect
3. Probability matching
4. Framing
5. Confirmation bias - Myside bias
6. Illusory correlation
7. Illusions of control
8. Wason selection task
9. Belief bias in deductive reasoning
II. Judgment
10. Availability
11. Judgments by representativeness
12. Anchoring effect
13. Validity effect Catherine
14. Mere exposure effect
15. Halo effects
16. Overconfidence
17. Pollyanna principle
III. Memory
18. Revelation effect
19. Survival processing effect
20. Labelling and overshadowing effects
21. Associative memory illusions
22. Misinformation effect
23. Hindsight bias
24. Retrieval-induced forgetting
IV. Extensions
25. Suggestion and cognitive illusions
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