| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 306 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-289) and index. |
| Contents |
Everyday illusions -- "I think I would have seen that" -- The coach who choked -- What smart chess players and stupid criminals have in common -- Should you be more like a weather forecaster or a hedge fund manager? -- Jumping to conclusions -- Get smart quick! -- The myth of intuition. |
| Summary |
Cognitive psychologists, the authors "combine the work of other researchers with their own findings on attention, perception, memory and reasoning to reveal how faulty intuitions often get us into trouble."--Dust jacket. |
| Subject |
Perception.
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Memory.
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Thought and thinking.
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| Added Author |
Simons, Daniel, 1969 June 1-
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| ISBN |
9780307459657 |
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0307459659 |
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