Jacqueline P. Leighton / Robert J. Sternberg (eds.)

The Nature of Reasoning

Herausgeber: Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Sternberg, Robert J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reasoning to the mind is like breathing to the lungs. We are constantly doing it, but rarely take notice. If it fails, however, we are paralyzed. Imagine being unable to infer conclusions from a conversation or being unable to reach a solution to an important life problem. This book focuses on how people draw conclusions from information and discusses the roles that the brain, our memory, and our knowledge play in drawing conclusions in everyday life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9780521009287
• ISBN-10: 0521009286
• Artikelnr.: 21993858

Inhaltsangabe

1. Defining and describing reason
2. Reasoning and brain function
3. Working memory and reasoning
4. The role of prior belief in reasoning
5. Task understanding
6. Strategies and knowledge representation
7. Mental models and reasoning
8. Mental-logic theory: what it proposes and reasons to take this proposal seriously
9. Heuristics and reasoning: making deduction simple
10. Cognitive heuristics: reasoning the fast and frugal way
11. The assessment of logical reasoning
12. The development of deductive reasoning
13. The evolution of reasoning
14. Individual differences in thinking, reasoning, and decision making
15. Teaching reasoning
16. What do we know about the nature of reasoning?