Mr Wason-- I Think
Author : Roy Tricker
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 19,30 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Anglo-Catholicism
ISBN : 9780852442913
Author : Roy Tricker
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 19,30 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Anglo-Catholicism
ISBN : 9780852442913
Author : Peter Cathcart Wason
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674721272
At the core of the "Psychology of Reasoning" is a vigorous discussion that incorporates various illustrations--some of them humorous, all of them fascinating--of the use of reason under a wide variety of different conditions. Particular emphasis is placed on the difficulties involved in dealing with negatively marked information that must be combined and used with other information for reaching conclusions. Thorough treatment is given as well to the search for plausible contexts that will render anomalous or ambiguous statements "sensible."
Author : Ken Manktelow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,18 MB
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1000287653
This book tells the story of Peter Cathcart Wason, offering unique insights into the life of the pioneering research psychologist credited for establishing a whole new field of science: the psychological study of reasoning. And this was just one of the major contributions he made to psychology. Covering much more than Wason’s academic work, the author, Ken Manktelow, paints a vivid and personal portrait of the man. The book traces Wason’s eclectic family history, steeped in Liberal politics and aristocratic antecedents, before moving through his service in the Second World War and the life-changing injuries he sustained at the end of it, and on to his abortive first attempt at a career and subsequent extraordinary success as a psychologist. Following a chronological structure with each chapter dedicated to a significant transition period in Wason’s life, Manktelow expertly weaves together personal narratives with Wason’s evolving intellectual interests and major scientific discoveries, and in doing so simultaneously traces the worlds that vanished during the twentieth century. A brilliant biography of one of the most renowned figures in cognitive psychology, this book will be of interest not only to students and scholars in thinking and reasoning, but to anyone interested in the life and lasting contribution of this celebrated scholar.
Author : William Roland Hartston
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 34,58 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 9780871962263
Examines the psychological motivation of chess players and discusses the role of subjective and irrational considerations in influencing a chess player's decisions
Author : Fenna Poletiek
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,65 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781841691596
How do people search evidence for a hypothesis? A well documented answer in cognitive psychology is that they search for confirming evidence. However, the rational strategy is to try to falsify the hypothesis. This book critically evaluates this contradiction. Experimental research is discussed against the background of philosophical and formal theories of hypothesis testing with striking results: Falsificationism and verificationism - the two main rival philosophies of testing - come down to one and the same principle for concrete testing behaviour, eluding the contrast between rational falsification and confirmation bias. In this book, the author proposes a new perspective for describing hypothesis testing behaviour - the probability-value model - which unifies the contrasting views. According to this model, hypothesis testers pragmatically consider what evidence and how much evidence will convince them to reject or accept the hypothesis. They might either require highly probative evidence for its acceptance, at the risk of its rejection, or protect it against rejection and go for minor confirming observations. Interestingly, the model refines the classical opposition between rationality and pragmaticity because pragmatic considerations are a legitimate aspect of 'rational' hypothesis testing. Possible future research and applications of the ideas advanced are discussed, such as the modelling of expert hypothesis testing.
Author : American Concrete Institute
Publisher :
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 26,68 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Concrete
ISBN :
Each number includes "Synopsis of recent articles."
Author : American Concrete Institute
Publisher :
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Concrete
ISBN :
Author : American Concrete Institute. Annual Convention
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Concrete
ISBN :
Author : H. Clay Williams
Publisher :
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 1883
Category : Massachusetts
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. House. Appropriations
Publisher :
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 1922
Category :
ISBN :