Cognition and Chance: The Psychology of Probabilistic Reasoning

by Raymond S. Nickerson

Book Overview

Lack of ability to think probabilistically makes one prone to a variety of irrational fears and vulnerable to scams designed to exploit probabilistic naivet , impairs decision making under uncertainty, facilitates the misinterpretation of statistical information, and precludes critical evaluation of likelihood claims. Cognition and Chance presents an overview of the information needed to avoid such pitfalls and to assess and respond to probabilistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805848991
• ISBN13: 9780805848991
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"