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Thinking and Deciding

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Published: 22nd October 2006
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Beginning with its first edition and through subsequent editions, Thinking and Deciding has established itself as the required text and important reference work for students and scholars of human cognition and rationality. In this, the fourth edition, Jonathan Baron retains the comprehensive attention to the key questions addressed in the previous editions - How should we think? What, if anything, keeps us from thinking that way? How can we improve our thinking and decision making? - and his expanded treatment of topics such as risk, utilitarianism, Baye's theorem, and moral thinking. With the student in mind, the fourth edition emphasises the development of an understanding of the fundamental concepts in judgement and decision making. This book is essential reading for students and scholars in judgement and decision making and related fields, including psychology, economics, law, medicine, and business.

'This magisterial book ... lays out the issues in exemplary fashion ... This book is as balanced and clear as one is likely to find. It is an outstanding introduction to and summary of the psychology of decision making and should be widely read.' Medical Decision Making 'This volume represents an impressive textbook that is worthy of consideration in courses on thinking and decision making. ... Well written and well produced.' Contemporary Psychology '... An impressively broad and serious guide to the psychology of thinking and deciding.' Choice

Preface
Thinking in General
What is thinking?
The study of thinking
Rationality
Logic
Probability and Belief
Normative theory of probability
Descriptive theory of probability judgment
Hypothesis testing
Judgment of correlation and contingency
Actively open-minded thinking
Decisions and Plans
Normative theory of choice
Description of choice under uncertainty
Choice under certainty
Utility measurement
Decision analysis and values
Quantitative judgment
Moral judgement and choice
Fairness and justice
Social dilemmas
Decisions about the future
Risk
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ISBN: 9780521862073
ISBN-10: 0521862078
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 600
Published: 22nd October 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.2  x 3.5
Weight (kg): 0.9