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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discusses why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When we try to understand our world, we ask ?why? a specific event occured. But this profoundly human question often leads us astray. In Cause, sociologist Gregory Smithsimon brings us a much sharper understanding of cause and effect, and shows how we can use it to approach some of our most daunting collective problems. Smithsimon begins by explaining the misguided cause and effect explanations that have given us tragically little insight on issues...
19) Thinking and reasoning: an introduction to the psychology of reason, judgment and decision making
Author
Publisher
Psychology Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English