Description
Book SynopsisThe Psychology of Thinking is an engaging, interesting and easy-to-follow guide into the essential concepts behind our reasoning, decision-making and problem-solving. Clearly structured into 3 sections, this book will;
- Introduce your students to organisation of thought including memory, language and concepts;
- Expand their understanding of reasoning including inference and induction as well as motivation and the impact of mood;
- Improve their thinking in action, focusing on decision-making and problem-solving.
Suitable for any course in which students need to develop their judgement and decision-making skills, this book uses clever examples of real-world situations to help them understand and apply the theories discussed to their everyday thinking.
Table of ContentsSection 1: The Organization of Human Thought Chapter 1: The Psychology of Thinking Chapter 2: The Psychology of Similarity Chapter 3: Knowledge and Memory Chapter 4: Concepts and Categories Chapter 5: Language and Thought Section 2: Thinking and Reasoning Chapter 6: Inference and Induction Chapter 7: Deductive Reasoning Chapter 8: Context, Motivation, and Mood Section 3: Thinking in Action: Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Expertise Chapter 9: Decision-Making Chapter 10: Problem-Solving Chapter 11: Expertise and Expert Thinking
