Bibliograph

Thinking 101, how to reason better to live better, Woo-Kyoung Ahn

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Thinking 101, how to reason better to live better, Woo-Kyoung Ahn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-270) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thinking 101

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1289235164

Responsibility statement

Woo-Kyoung Ahn

Sub title

how to reason better to live better

Summary

"Yale Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn explains why our judgment is so often wrong--and offers actionable strategies to help us respond to real-life challenges as individuals and as societies at large"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The allure of fluency: why things look so easy -- Confirmation bias: how we can go wrong when trying to be right -- The challenge of casual attribution: why we shouldn't be so sure when we give credit to assign blame -- The perils of examples: what we miss when we rely on anecdotes -- Negativity bias: how our fear of loss can lead us astray -- Biased interpretation: why we fail to see things as they are -- The dangers of perspective-taking: why others don't always get what's obvious to us -- The trouble with delayed gratification: how our present self misunderstand our future self

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Thinking one-o-one

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