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How We Know What Isn't So - (A Psychological Study on Logic) by Thomas Gilovich (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life.
- Author(s): Thomas Gilovich
- 224 Pages
- Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Series Name: A Psychological Study on Logic
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About the Book
Gilovich illustrates his points with vivid examples and supports them with the latest research findings in a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life.Book Synopsis
Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. When can we trust what we believe--that "teams and players have winning streaks," that "flattery works," or that "the more people who agree, the more likely they are to be right"--and when are such beliefs suspect? Thomas Gilovich offers a guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. Illustrating his points with examples, and supporting them with the latest research findings, he documents the cognitive, social, and motivational processes that distort our thoughts, beliefs, judgments and decisions. In a rapidly changing world, the biases and stereotypes that help us process an overload of complex information inevitably distort what we would like to believe is reality. Awareness of our propensity to make these systematic errors, Gilovich argues, is the first step to more effective analysis and action.Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: .56 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Series Title: A Psychological Study on Logic
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Gilovich
Language: English
Street Date: March 5, 1993
TCIN: 77772184
UPC: 9780029117064
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-6493
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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