Thinking and Deciding - Softcover

Baron, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521348005 ISBN 13: 9780521348003

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1988

Synopsis

An introduction to current research and theory asking how should we think, what, if anything, determines our thinking and how can we improve our thinking and decision-making. The book is intended for students of psychology and education and those disturbed by human irrationality.

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Review

"Baron has taken on the task of examining in detail the full range and diversity of psychological research which helps him and us to understand the nature of thinking as he sees it, and to explore its application to teaching. It is a heroic effort, and thoroughly recommended." Times Higher Education Supplement

"This magisterial book...lays out the issues in exemplary fashion....The explanations of prospect theory and rank-dependent utility theories...are as clear as any I have read. They are well suited for an introductory graduate course in the field and for health professional in all fields....This book is as balanced and clear as one is likely to find. It is an outstanding introduction to and summary of the psychology of decision making and should be widely read." Medical Decision Making

Book Description

Thinking and Deciding has established itself as a required text and important reference work for students and scholars of human cognition and rationality. By emphasizing decision making, Baron has made Thinking and Deciding more relevant to researchers in applied fields while maintaining its appeal to graduate and undergraduate students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521348005
• ISBN 13: 9780521348003
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528