Thinking in Perspective

Critical Essays in the Study of Thought Processes
Herausgeber: Burton, Andrew; Radford, John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1978, the main task of this book was to consider the psychology of thinking in relation to the various perspectives from which thought processes were studied at the time. It provided an up-to-date and critical evaluation of current experimental studies of thinking.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032394275
• ISBN-10: 1032394277
• Artikelnr.: 71184691

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Jerome Bruner. Notes on the Contributors. Acknowledgements.
Editors' Introduction. 1. Perchings and Flights: Introspection Elizabeth
Valentine 2. The Whole Idea: Gestalt Psychology Esme Burton and Andrew
Burton 3. How the Sins of the Fathers Were Visited on the Children:
Behaviourism N.E. Wetherick 4. Thought and Things: Piaget's Theory George
Butterworth 5. The Psychology of Deductive Reasoning: Logic Jonathan St.
B.T. Evans 6. Measurement Constructs and Psychological Structure:
Psychometrics W.E.C. Gilham 7. In Search of a Wider Perspective:
Cross-cultural Studies J.B. Der¿gowski 8. Bits and Spaces: Computer
Simulation John Wilding 9. Interpreting a Dream: Psychoanalysis John
Radford 10. Reflecting on the Pre-reflective: Phenomenology Neil Bolton.
Name Index. Subject Index.