Cognitive Sophistication and the Development of Judgment and Decision-Making

Reference that examines the development of reasoning, judgment and decision-making

Maggie E. Toplak (Author)

9780128166369, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 28 October 2021

298 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

"Understanding what underlies the large individual differences in reasoning abilities is a critical question, for both theoretical and practical reasons. In this book, Maggie Toplak has provided a remarkably detailed and theoretically rich account of the development of rational reasoning skills, much of which is based on her own work. The impact of a variety of different components on reasoning is clearly detailed, and the consequences for real-world functioning are highlighted. I would highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in understanding the complex web of factors that impact how individuals reason." --Henry Markovits, Professor, Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal

Cognitive Sophistication and the Development of Judgment and Decision-Making reviews the existing literature on the development of reasoning, judgment and decision-making, with a primary focus on measures from the heuristics and biases tradition. The book presents a model based on cognitive sophistication to examine the development of judgment and decision-making, including age related differences in developmental samples, associations with intellectual abilities and executive functions, and associations with dispositional tendencies that support judgment and decision-making. Additional sections cover the empirical findings of a longitudinal study conducted over seven years that tie together the discussed aspects related to cognitive sophistication.

1. Defining Cognitive Sophistication in the Development of Judgment and Decision-Making 2. Foundations for the Development of Judgment and Decision-Making: Cognitive Abilities, Thinking Dispositions and Specific Knowledge 3. Development of the Ability to Detect and Override Miserly Information Processing 4. Recognizing the Diagnosticity of Statistical Information in Development: Base Rate Sensitivity 5. Preference for Delayed Over Immediate Rewards in Development: Prudent Temporal Discounting 6. Understanding Descriptive Invariance In Development: Framing Effects 7. Correlations Between Judgment and Decision-Making Tasks in Developmental Samples 8. Real-World Correlates of Judgment and Decision-Making Paradigms in Developmental Samples 9. The Emergence of Rational Thinking in Development: Conclusions and Future Directions

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Experimental psychology [JML]