1. Introduction; 1. Thinking in general; 2. The study of thinking; 3. Good thinking: the nature of rationality; 4. Problem solving; 5. Learning: basic processes; 6. Learning: complex material; 7. Intelligence and creativity; 8. The teaching of thinking; 9. Formal logic; 10. Logic and everyday reasoning; 11. Normative theory of probability; 12. Descriptive theory of probability judgment; 13. Hypothesis testing; 14. Judgment of correlation and contingency; 15. Biases and beliefs; 16. Normative theory of utility and choice; 17. Decision analysis and utility measurement; 18. Descriptive theory of choice under uncertainty; 19. Description of choice under certainty; 20. Quantitative judgment; 21. Moral thinking; 22. Fairness; 23. Social dilemmas: cooperation versus defection; 24. Decisions about the future.
A thorough examination of the psychology of thinking and decision making.
'Baron has taken on the task of examining in detail the full range and diversity of psychological research which helps him and us to understand the nature of thinking as he sees it, and to explore its application to teaching.' Times Higher Education Supplement
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