{"product_id":"the-nature-of-reasoning-paperback-9780521009287","title":"The Nature of Reasoning (Paperback) 9780521009287","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Nature of Reasoning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2004 book focuses on how people draw conclusions from information.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacqueline P. Leighton (Edited by), Robert J. Sternberg (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521009287, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 25 b\/w illus.  12 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This handy, one-volume compendium of current theory and research on the psychology of reasoning not only presents the state of the science of reasoning but also charts new directions. Covering everything from how to define reasoning... to the brain functions that subserve reasoning... the book's contributors...create a comprehensive account of what is known about reasoning in psychology and cognitive science. The editors and contributors are all well-known and highly regarded researchers in the field.... Highly recommended.\"   Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWe are bombarded with information - press releases, television news, internet websites, and office memos, just to name a few - on a daily basis. However, the important conclusions that may or need to be inferred from such information are typically not provided. We must draw the conclusions by ourselves. How do we draw these conclusions? This 2004 book addresses how we reason to reach sensible conclusions. The purpose of this book is to organise in one volume what is known about reasoning, such as its structural prerequisites, its mechanisms, its susceptibility to pragmatic influences, its pitfalls, and the bases for its development. Given that reasoning underlies so many of our intellectual activities - when we learn, criticise, analyse, judge, infer, evaluate, optimise, apply, discover, imagine, devise, and create - we stand to gain a great deal if we can learn to define, operate, apply, and nurture our reasoning.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Defining and describing reason\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reasoning and brain function\u003cbr\u003e 3. Working memory and reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 4. The role of prior belief in reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 5. Task understanding\u003cbr\u003e 6. Strategies and knowledge representation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mental models and reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mental-logic theory: what it proposes and reasons to take this proposal seriously\u003cbr\u003e 9. Heuristics and reasoning: making deduction simple\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cognitive heuristics: reasoning the fast and frugal way\u003cbr\u003e 11. The assessment of logical reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 12. The development of deductive reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 13. The evolution of reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 14. Individual differences in thinking, reasoning, and decision making\u003cbr\u003e 15. Teaching reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 16. What do we know about the nature of reasoning?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cognition%20\u0026amp;%20cognitive%20psychology%20%5BJMR%5D%22\"\u003eJMR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004646543640,"sku":"9780521009287","price":36.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521009287i_449f2bb6-c214-429c-ae45-21628e2d6749.jpg?v=1691376605","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-nature-of-reasoning-paperback-9780521009287","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}