Don't believe everything you think the 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking
Introduction: a six pack of problemsWeird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seek...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Amherst, N.Y
Prometheus Books
2006
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: a six pack of problemsWeird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seeking to confirm -- How we simplify -- Framing and other decision snags -- Faulty memories -- The influence of others -- Epilogue: some final thoughts. Introduction: a six pack of problems -- Weird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seeking to confirm -- How we simplify -- Framing and other decision snags -- Faulty memories -- The influence of others -- Epilogue: some final thoughts Introduction: a six-pack of problems -- Weird beliefs and pseudoscientific thinking -- A gremlin on my shoulder -- Thinking like a scientist -- The role of chance and coincidence -- Seeing things that aren't there -- Seeing associations that aren't there -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Seeking to confirm -- How we simplify -- Framing and other decision snags -- Remembering wrong -- The influence of others -- Epilogue: some final thoughts |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-278) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 286 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1591024080 1-59102-408-0 9781591024088 978-1-59102-408-8 |