Thinking and Reasoning [Paperback]

This introduction presents a wide range of research on all aspects of thinking and reasoning. Thinking and Reasoning locates its subject matter squarely within the theoretical framework of modern cognitive psychology and cognitive sciencePreface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Historical Background.

2. The Building Blocks of Thought.

3. Language and Thought.

4. Logic.

5. Deductive Reasoning.

6. Syllogistic Reasoning.

7. Induction.

8. Hypothesis Testing.

9. Statistical Reasoning.

10. Decision Making.

11. Problem Solving.

12. Game Playing and Expertise.

13. Creativity.

14. Everyday Reasoning.

15. Teaching Thinking.

16. The Development of Thinking: Piagetian and Information-Processing Approaches.

17. The Development of Thinking: Scientific and Conceptual Thought.

18. A Framework for the Study of Thinking.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

The strength of Thinking and Reasoning is its comprehensiveness. It covers not only the most important topics, from categorisation and reasoning to decision making and problem solving, but also other major perspectives on thinking such as expertise and developmental issues. The book also examines more recent topics, such as teaching thinking and creativity, which are not to be found in older textbooks. In general this is an excellent text: readable, comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date. I would be surprised if this did not become the major undergraduate text in the area for several years to come. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

An outstanding work, wlÓï