Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan B.T. Evans (Englis

Description: Thinking and Reasoning by Jonathan B.T. Evans Thinking is the essence of what it means to be human and defines us more than anything else as a species. Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptibile to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the natureof thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, and the ability tosee things from a completely new perspective. Beginning by considering the approaches of the behaviourists and the Gestalt psychologists, he moves on to modern explorations of thinking, including hypothetical thinking, conditionals, deduction, rationality, and intuition. Covering the role of past learning, IQ, and cognitive biases, Evans also discusses the idea that there may be two different ways of thinking, arising from our evolutionary history. ABOUT THE SERIES: TheVery Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Author Biography Jonathan St B. T. Evans is Emeritus Professor at the School of Psychology, Plymouth University, where he was previously Professor of Cognitive Psychology. He has spent his entire career in the study of thinking and reasoning, and was involved in setting up the journal of the same name (published by Taylor and Francis). He has authored a number of books, including Hypothetical Thinking (Psychology Press, 2007) and Thinking Twice (OUP, 2010), andtwo with the philosopher David Over, presenting a new theory of conditionals (Rationality and Reasoning, Psychology Press, 1996; If, OUP, 2004). Table of Contents 1: Introduction and history2: Problem solving3: Thinking hypothetically4: Decision making5: Reasoning6: Are we rational?7: From dual processes to two mindsReferencesFurther ReadingIndex Review This new addition to the "very short introduction" series a highly readable and thought provoking read ... This text is ideal reading for those studying psychology, problem solving, philosophy, cognitive bias, research design, evidence based practice, and anyone curious about why we think, reason and make choices. * Kate Jack, Nursing Times *No one in our field but Jonathan Evans could pack so much information and erudition into such a small space. Only Evans could have spanned the areas of reasoning and decision making and tied them together through his deep knowledge of dual-process theory and hypothetical thinking. * Advance praise from Keith E. Stanovich, Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto *Jonathan Evans, a leading cognitive psychologist, has written an account of studies of thinking and reasoning, condensing a vast range of topics into an amazingly succinct synopsis. * Advance praise from Philip Johnson-Laird, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Princeton University * Promotional Explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Long Description Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptibile to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, and the ability to see things from a completely new perspective. Beginning by considering the approaches of the behaviourists and the Gestalt psychologists, he moves on to modernexplorations of thinking, including hypothetical thinking, conditionals, deduction, rationality, and intuition. Covering the role of past learning, IQ, and cognitive biases, Evans also discusses the idea that there may be two different ways of thinking, arising from our evolutionary history. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Review Quote No one in our field but Jonathan Evans could pack so much information and erudition into such a small space. Only Evans could have spanned the areas of reasoning and decision making and tied them together through his deep knowledge of dual-process theory and hypothetical thinking. Feature Analyses the uniquely human capacity to think and reason, which sets us apart from all other animalsExplores the psychological processes involved in problem solving, decision making, and reasoningDescribes the various approaches, from past theories to present day understanding of impact of past memory and cognitive biasesPart of the Very Short Introduction series - over eight million copies sold worldwide New Feature 1. Introduction and history 2. Problem solving 3. Thinking hypothetically 4. Decision making 5. Reasoning 6. Are we rational? 7. From dual processes to two minds References Further Reading Index Details ISBN0198787251 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Very Short Introductions Year 2017 ISBN-10 0198787251 ISBN-13 9780198787259 Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 153.42 Author Jonathan B.T. Evans Media Book Affiliation Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology, Plymouth University Language English Publication Date 2017-09-28 UK Release Date 2017-09-28 NZ Release Date 2017-09-28 Illustrations 13 black and white images Pages 160 Birth 1956 Position Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology Qualifications PhD Audience General AU Release Date 2017-10-11 Subtitle A Very Short Introduction We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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