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Author Pohl, RĂ¼diger F

Title Cognitive Illusions : a Handbook on Fallacies and Biases in Thinking, Judgement and Memory
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (451 pages)
Summary Cognitive Illusions investigates a wide range of fascinating psychological effects in the way we think, judge and remember in our everyday lives. At the beginning of each chapter, leading researchers in the field introduce the background to phenomena such as illusions of control, overconfidence and hindsight bias. This is followed by an explanation of the experimental context in which these illusions can be investigated and a theoretical discussion drawing conclusions about the wider implications of these fallacy and bias effects. Written with researchers and instructors in m
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ISBN 9781135844882
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