Reflections on Reasoning - Softcover

Nickerson, Raymond S. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898597633 ISBN 13: 9780898597639

Publisher: Routledge, 1986

Synopsis

First published in 1986. Reflections on Reasoning Is a clearly written introduction that guides high school and college students, teachers, and parents through straightforward discussions on the nature of logic, belief, and argument. While examining the nature of reasoning, Nickerson offers practical examples from everyday life to Illustrate how we can become more effective and self-aware in our reasoning.

About this title

About the Author

Raymond S. Nickerson is a Senior Vice President of BBN Laboratories in Cambridge, MA. He has conducted extensive research on human perception, memory and cognition. Dr. Nickerson is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Educational Research Association, the Human Factors Society, and the Psychonomics Society. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Experimental Psychology and Acta Psychologica. A past president of the Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens, Dr. Nickerson has also served on the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council and the AAAS/NSF Advisory Committee on Technology and the Handicapped.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898597633
• ISBN 13: 9780898597639
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150