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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458715803321

Titolo

The science of reason : a Festschrift for Jonathan St. B.T Evans / / edited by Ken Manktelow, David Over, and Shira Elqayam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93909-1

1-283-03741-6

9786613037411

0-203-84712-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (473 p.)

Collana

Psychology Press Festschrift Series

Altri autori (Persone)

ElqayamShira

EvansJonathan St. B. T. <1948->

ManktelowK. I. <1952->

OverD. E. <1946->

Disciplina

153.4/3

Soggetti

Reasoning (Psychology)

Thought and thinking

Problem solving

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Thinking and reasoning : psychological approaches -- pt. 2. If -- pt. 3. Dual processes and beyond -- pt. 4. Rationality and reasoning -- pt. 5. Perspectives on thinking and reasoning.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a state-of-the-art survey of the psychology of reasoning, based around, and in tribute to, one of the field's most eminent figures: Jonathan St B.T. Evans. In this collection of cutting edge research, Evans' collaborators and colleagues review a wide range of important and developing areas of inquiry. These include biases in thinking, probabilistic and causal reasoning, people's use of 'if' sentences in arguments, the dual-process theory of thought, and the nature of human rationality. These foundational issues are examined from various angles and finally integrated in