03659nam 22006975 450 991063987980332120251009105952.09783031192050(electronic bk.)978303119204310.1007/978-3-031-19205-0(MiAaPQ)EBC7165918(Au-PeEL)EBL7165918(CKB)25913962800041(DE-He213)978-3-031-19205-0(OCoLC)1357014982(EXLCZ)992591396280004120221219d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHuman Judgment How Accurate Is It, and How Can It Get Better? /by John Wilcox1st ed. 2022.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (157 pages)SpringerBriefs in Psychology,2192-8371Print version: Wilcox, John Human Judgment Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031192043 Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index.1. Introduction -- 2. What We Think: The Accuracy of our Judgments -- 3. How We Evaluate Our Thinking: The Accuracy of our Metacognition -- 4. How We Think: The Rationality of Our Reasoning -- 5. How We Were Made: The Evolutionary Origins of Thought -- 6. The Origins of Empirical Epistemology -- 7. Insights from Empirical Epistemology -- 8. Conclusion: Applying Empirical Epistemology. .We humans make judgments about a staggering variety of topics. These include which medical condition is the correct diagnosis for your symptoms, whether a particular defendant is guilty of some crime or whether a particular political candidate will win an election—to name a few of countless examples. But how accurate are the judgments we all make, and how can they get better? This book synthesizes interdisciplinary research about these questions into one volume. In doing so, it uniquely draws on insights from fields as diverse as medicine, political judgment, cross-cultural psychology, evolutionary history and the heuristics and biases research program. Consequently, the book also enables readers concerned with judgmental accuracy in one field to benefit from the insights in others. Moreover, the author introduces an emerging field of research: empirical epistemology or normative cognitive science. The book lastly articulates a set of recommendations—recommendations aiming to improve our judgment, our decision-making and ultimately our lives.SpringerBriefs in Psychology,2192-8371EthnopsychologySocial perceptionSocial psychologyAttitude (Psychology)Evolutionary psychologyCross-Cultural PsychologySocial CognitionSocial PsychologyAttitudesEvolutionary PsychologyEthnopsychology.Social perception.Social psychology.Attitude (Psychology)Evolutionary psychology.Cross-Cultural Psychology.Social Cognition.Social Psychology.Attitudes.Evolutionary Psychology.153.46153.46Wilcox John(John Eric),1856677MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910639879803321Human Judgment4456341UNINA