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

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (473 p.)
• Disciplina: 153.4/3
• Soggetto topico: Reasoning (Psychology); Thought and thinking; Problem solving
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ElqayamShira EvansJonathan St. B. T. <1948-> ManktelowK. I. <1952-> OverD. E. <1946->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The science of reason
• ISBN: 1-136-93909-1; 1-283-03741-6; 9786613037411; 0-203-84712-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458715803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Psychology Press festschrifts.