Don't believe everything you think : the 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking /
Kida, Thomas E.
Don't believe everything you think : the 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking / Thomas Kida - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006 - 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-278) and index
Introduction: a six pack of problems -- Weird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seeking to confirm -- How we simplify -- Framing and other decision snags -- Faulty memories -- The influence of others -- Epilogue: some final thoughts
9781591024088 1591024080 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Thought and thinking
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Don't believe everything you think : the 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking / Thomas Kida - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006 - 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-278) and index
Introduction: a six pack of problems -- Weird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seeking to confirm -- How we simplify -- Framing and other decision snags -- Faulty memories -- The influence of others -- Epilogue: some final thoughts
9781591024088 1591024080 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Thought and thinking
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