Types of thinking / S. Ian Robertson.
By: Robertson, S. Ian
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Psychology focus.Publisher: London : Routledge, 1999Description: xiv, 167 p. : ill. ; 22 cm + pbk.ISBN: 041519105X (hbk); 0415191068 (pbk).Subject(s): Thought and thinking | Cognition | Human information processingDDC classification: 153.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 153.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00071419 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Types of Thinking provides a basic grounding in the psychology of thinking for undergraduate students with little previous knowledge of cognitive psychology. This clear, well-structured overview explores the practical aspects and applications of everyday thinking, creative thinking, logical and scientific thinking, intelligent thinking and machine thinking. It also explores 'failures of thinking', the biases and shortcuts that sometimes lead our thinking astray.
The author tackles big ideas in an accessible manner and in an entertaining style, ensuring that Types of Thinking will be attractive not only to students but also to teachers organising and planning courses, as well as the lay reader.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159) and index.
What does 'thinking' mean? -- Everyday thinking -- Creative thinking -- Logical and scientific thinking -- Failures of thinking -- Intelligent thinking -- Thinking about thinking.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of figures (p. ix)
- List of tables (p. xi)
- Series preface (p. xiii)
- 1 What does 'thinking' mean? (p. 1)
- 2 Everyday thinking (p. 11)
- 3 Creative thinking (p. 37)
- 4 Logical and scientific thinking (p. 59)
- 5 Failures of thinking (p. 83)
- 6 Intelligent thinking (p. 107)
- 7 Thinking about thinking (p. 133)
- Solutions to problems (p. 141)
- Glossary (p. 145)
- References (p. 151)
- Index (p. 161)