Denise D. Cummins

Good Thinking

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is for anyone who wonders whether to trust the media, seeks creative solutions to problems, or grapples with with ethical dilemmas. Find out how experts think and how to apply these techniques to be a more effective decision-maker using seven powerful decision-making methods.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 773g
• ISBN-13: 9781108830485
• ISBN-10: 110883048X
• Artikelnr.: 60558992

Autorenporträt

Denise D. Cummins is a cognitive scientist, author, and elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science in recognition for her research on thinking and decision-making. Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, PBS Newshour, BBC, and Scientific American.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: 1. The game of logic
what follows from what; 2. Moral judgment
how we tell right from wrong; 3. Analogical reasoning
the heart and soul of insight, discovery, and genius; 4. Scientific reasoning
proving what causes what; 5. Decision
making
choosing what is most likely to give you what you most want; 6. Game theory
when you're not the only one choosing; 7. Creative problem solving
turning what you don't want into what you do want; Part II: 8. Into the weeds of logic
how it's done; 9. Into the weeds of moral judgment
how it's done; 10. Into the weeds: analogical reasoning
how it's done; 11. Into the weeds of scientific reasoning
how it's done; 12. Into the weeds rational decision
making
how it's done; 13. Into the weeds of game theory
how it's done; 14. Into the weeds of problem
solving
how it's done; Appendix A; References.