Everyday Irrationality, How Pseudo-Scientists...Fail to Think Rationally by Robyn M. Dawes
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Description
Robyn Dawes defines irrationality as adhering to beliefs that are inherently self-contradictory, not just incorrect, self-defeating, or the basis of poor decisions. Such beliefs are unfortunately common. This book demonstrates how such irrationality results from ignoring obvious comparisons, while instead falling into associational and story-based thinking. Strong emotion—or even insanity—is one reason for making automatic associations without comparison, but as the author demonstrates, a lot of everyday judgment, unsupported professional claims, and even social policy is based on the same kind of "everyday" irrationality.
Table of Contents
Preface
Irrationality Is Abundant
Irrationality Has Consequences
Irrationality: Emotional, Cognitive, Both, or Neither?
Irrationality as a "Reasonable" Response to an Incomplete Specification Probabilistic Rationality and Irrationality
Three Specific Irrationalities of Probabilistic Judgment
Good Stories -- Connecting Ourselves with Others, Without Recourse to a Good Story
Sexual Abuse Hysteria
Figure Versus Ground (Entry Value Versus Default Value)
Rescuing Human Rationality
Used -- Very good, with dust jacket
Published 2001. 224 pages. 9-1/4 x 6 x 3/4" Hardback
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