Mindware : tools for smart thinking / Richard E. Nisbett.
Mindware : tools for smart thinking / Richard E. Nisbett.
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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G 2015/4034
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. 1. Thinking about thought -- Everything's an inference -- The power of the situation -- The rational unconscious -- pt. 2. The formerly dismal science -- Should you think like an economist? -- Spilt milk and free lunch -- Foiling foibles -- pt. 3. Coding, counting, correlation, and causality --...
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
A psychology expert offers a tool kit for thinking more clearly and making better decisions, explaining how to reframe problems using simplified concepts from science and statistics, including the law of large numbers, statistical regression, cost-benefit analysis, and causation and correlation.
Scientific and philosophical concepts can change the way we solve problems by helping us to think more effectively about our behavior and our world. Surprisingly, despite their utility, many of these tools remain unknown to most of us. In Mindware, psychologist Richart E. Nisbett presents these ideas in clear and accessible detail. Nisbett has made...
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Mindware : tools for smart thinking / Richard E. Nisbett.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index.
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G 2015/4034
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74VKRg08z83M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRg08z83M
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ISBN
0374112673 (hardcover)
9780374112677 (hardcover)
DDC
153.4
MMS ID
991023190749702626
