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The Psychology of Thinking

Author : John Paul Minda
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473933943
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Thinking written by John Paul Minda and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we define thinking? Is it simply memory, perception and motor activity or perhaps something more complex such as reasoning and decision making? This book argues that thinking is an intricate mix of all these things and a very specific coordination of cognitive resources. Divided into three key sections, there are chapters on the organization of human thought, general reasoning and thinking and behavioural outcomes of thinking. These three overarching themes provide a broad theoretical framework with which to explore wider issues in cognition and cognitive psychology and there are chapters on motivation and language plus a strong focus on problem solving, reasoning and decision making – all of which are central to a solid understanding of this field. The book also explores the cognitive processes behind perception and memory, how we might differentiate expertise from skilled, competent performance and the interaction between language, culture and thought.

The Psychology of Thinking

Author : John Paul Minda
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473933951
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Thinking written by John Paul Minda and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we define thinking? Is it simply memory, perception and motor activity or perhaps something more complex such as reasoning and decision making? This book argues that thinking is an intricate mix of all these things and a very specific coordination of cognitive resources. Divided into three key sections, there are chapters on the organization of human thought, general reasoning and thinking and behavioural outcomes of thinking. These three overarching themes provide a broad theoretical framework with which to explore wider issues in cognition and cognitive psychology and there are chapters on motivation and language plus a strong focus on problem solving, reasoning and decision making – all of which are central to a solid understanding of this field. The book also explores the cognitive processes behind perception and memory, how we might differentiate expertise from skilled, competent performance and the interaction between language, culture and thought.

The Psychology of Thinking

Author : John Paul Minda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473920262
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Thinking written by John Paul Minda and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we define thinking? Is it simply memory, perception and motor activity or perhaps something more complex such as reasoning and decision making? This book argues that thinking is an intricate mix of all these things and a very specific coordination of cognitive resources. Divided into three key sections, there are chapters on the organization of human thought, general reasoning and thinking and behavioural outcomes of thinking. These three overarching themes provide a broad theoretical framework with which to explore wider issues in cognition and cognitive psychology and there are chapters on motivation and language plus a strong focus on problem solving, reasoning and decision making - all of which are central to a solid understanding of this field. The book also explores the cognitive processes behind perception and memory, how we might differentiate expertise from skilled, competent performance and the interaction between language, culture and thought.

The Psychology of Thinking about the Future

Author : Gabriele Oettingen
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462534414
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Thinking about the Future written by Gabriele Oettingen and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people spend so much time thinking about the future, imagining scenarios that may never occur, and making (often unrealistic) predictions ? This volume brings together leading researchers from multiple psychological subdisciplines to explore the central role of future-thinking in human behavior across the lifespan. It presents cutting-edge work on the mechanisms involved in visualizing, predicting, and planning for the future. Implications are explored for such important domains as well-being and mental health, academic and job performance, ethical decision making, and financial behavior. Throughout, chapters highlight effective self-regulation strategies that help people pursue and realize their short- and long-term goals. ÿ

The Psychology of Proof

Author : Lance J. Rips
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262517213
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Proof written by Lance J. Rips and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lance Rips describes a unified theory of natural deductive reasoning and fashions a working model of deduction, with strong experimental support, that is capable of playing a central role in mental life. In this provocative book, Lance Rips describes a unified theory of natural deductive reasoning and fashions a working model of deduction, with strong experimental support, that is capable of playing a central role in mental life. Rips argues that certain inference principles are so central to our notion of intelligence and rationality that they deserve serious psychological investigation to determine their role in individuals' beliefs and conjectures. Asserting that cognitive scientists should consider deductive reasoning as a basis for thinking, Rips develops a theory of natural reasoning abilities and shows how it predicts mental successes and failures in a range of cognitive tasks. In parts I and II of the book, Rips builds insights from cognitive psychology, logic, and artificial intelligence into a unified theoretical structure. He defends the idea that deduction depends on the ability to construct mental proofs—actual memory units that link given information to conclusions it warrants. From this base Rips develops a computational model of deduction based on two cognitive skills: the ability to make suppositions or assumptions and the ability to posit sub-goals for conclusions. A wide variety of original experiments support this model, including studies of human subjects evaluating logical arguments as well as following and remembering proofs. Unlike previous theories of mental proof, this one handles names and variables in a general way. This capability enables deduction to play a crucial role in other thought processes, such as classifying and problem solving. In part III, Rips compares the theory to earlier approaches in psychology which confined the study of deduction to a small group of tasks, and examines whether the theory is too rational or too irrational in its mode of thought.

A Systematic Introduction to the Psychology of Thinking

Author : Donald McEwen Johnson
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Systematic Introduction to the Psychology of Thinking written by Donald McEwen Johnson and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Psychology of Human Thought

Author : Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521311151
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Human Thought written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1988-02-26 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Psychology of Thinking

Author : Neil Bolton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Thinking written by Neil Bolton and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thinking and Reasoning

Author : K. I. Manktelow
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1841697419
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Thinking and Reasoning written by K. I. Manktelow and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely rewritten textbook reflects on the revolutionary changes that have occurred in the field of Thinking and Reasoning in recent years.

Critical Thinking in Psychology

Author : Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521845890
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Critical Thinking in Psychology written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores key topics in psychology, showing how they can be critically examined.

The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning

Author : Keith J. Holyoak
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199313792
Total Pages : 865 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning written by Keith J. Holyoak and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning brings together the contributions of many of the leading researchers in thinking and reasoning to create the most comprehensive overview of research on thinking and reasoning that has ever been available.

Types of Thinking

Author : S. Ian Robertson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134691467
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Types of Thinking written by S. Ian Robertson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Types of Thinking provides a basic grounding in the psychology of thinking for undergraduate students with little previous knowledge of cognitive psychology. This clear, well-structured overview explores the practical aspects and applications of everyday thinking, creative thinking, logical and scientific thinking, intelligent thinking and machine thinking. It also explores 'failures of thinking', the biases and shortcuts that sometimes lead our thinking astray. The author tackles big ideas in an accessible manner and in an entertaining style, ensuring that Types of Thinking will be attractive not only to students but also to teachers organising and planning courses, as well as the lay reader.

Lines of Thought

Author : Lance J. Rips
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195183053
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Lines of Thought written by Lance J. Rips and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we think about maths, despite the immateriality of numbers, sets, and other mathematical entities? How are we able to think about what might have happened if history had taken a different turn? Questions like these turn up in nearly every part of cognitive science and are central to our human position of having limited knowledge of what is true.

The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking

Author : David R. Mandel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134353197
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking written by David R. Mandel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical overview of significant developments in research and theory on counterfactual thinking that have emerged in recent years and spotlights exciting new directions for future research in this area. Key issues considered include the relations between counterfactual and casual reasoning, the functional bases of counterfactual thinking, the role of counterfactual thinking in the experience of emotion and the importance of counterfactual thinking in the context of crime and justice.

Handbook of Embodied Psychology

Author : Michael D. Robinson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030784711
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Embodied Psychology written by Michael D. Robinson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume seeks to integrate research and scholarship on the topic of embodiment, with the idea being that thinking and feeling are often grounded in more concrete representations related to perception and action. The book centers on psychological approaches to embodiment and includes chapters speaking to development as well as clinical issues, though a larger number focus on topics related to cognition and neuroscience as well as social and personality psychology. These topical chapters are linked to theory-based chapters centered on interoception, grounded cognition, conceptual metaphor, and the extended mind thesis. Further, a concluding section speaks to critical issues such as replication concerns, alternative interpretations, and future directions. The final result is a carefully conceived product that is a comprehensive and well-integrated volume on the psychology of embodiment. The primary audience for this book is academic psychologists from many different areas of psychology (e.g., social, developmental, cognitive, clinical). The secondary audience consists of disciplines in which ideas related to embodied cognition figure prominently, such as counseling, education, biology, and philosophy.

Tools of Critical Thinking

Author : David A. Levy
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478639121
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Critical Thinking written by David A. Levy and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative text is designed to improve thinking skills through the application of 30 critical thinking principles—Metathoughts. These specialized tools and techniques are useful for approaching all forms of study, inquiry, and problem solving. Levy applies Metathoughts to a diverse array of issues in contemporary clinical, social, and cross-cultural psychology: identifying strengths and weaknesses in various schools of thought, defining and explaining psychological phenomena, evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of research studies, reducing logical flaws and personal biases, and improving the search for creative solutions. The Metathoughts are brought to life with practical examples, clinical vignettes, illustrations, anecdotes, thought-provoking exercises, useful antidotes, and contemporary social problems and issues. Tools of Critical Thinking, 2/E is primarily suited as a core textbook for courses in critical thinking/problem solving, or makes an ideal supplement in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, including introductory psychology, abnormal psychology (psychopathology), cross-cultural psychology, theories and methods of psychotherapy, research methods and design, theories of personality, clinical practicum, and contemporary problems and issues in psychology. Second Edition features: The application of critical thinking skills to cross-cultural psychology and issues of cultural diversity More than 60 new and updated reference citations related to a wide range of contemporary topics 140 multiple-choice test bank items and 20 short-answer/essay questions Comprehensive PowerPoint CD package as a pedagogical aid to augment lecture presentations Improved glossary of key terms, containing over 300 fully cross-referenced definitions The expanded use of humor, including parodies, cartoon illustrations, and clever satires

Methodological Thinking in Psychology

Author : Jaan Valsiner
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607524325
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Methodological Thinking in Psychology written by Jaan Valsiner and published by IAP. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years an increasing dissatisfaction with methods and thinking in psychology as a science can be observed. The discipline is operating under the tension between the traditional quantitative and the new qualitative methodologies. New approaches emerge in different fields of psychology and education—each of them trying to go beyond limitations of the mainstream. These new approaches, however, tend to be “historically blind” – seemingly novel ideas have actually been common in some period in the history of psychology. Knowledge of historical trends in that context becomes crucial because analysis of historical changes in psychology is informative regarding the potential of “new/old and forgotten” approaches in the study of psyche. Some approaches in psychology disappeared due to inherent limitations of them; the others disappeared due to purely non-scientific reasons. And some new approaches were rejected long ago for well-justified scientific reasons. This book brings together contributions from leading scholars in different fields of psychology – cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, cultural psychology, methodology of psychology. Each of the contributors discusses methodological issues that were more thoroughly understood more than half a century ago than they are now. Overall, the contributions support the idea that in important ways 60 years old psychology was far ahead of the most recent trends in mainstream psychology.