Cognition and Communication: Judgmental Biases, Research Methods, and the Logic of Conversation

by Norbert Schwarz

Book Overview

Psychological research into human cognition and judgment reveals a wide range of biases and shortcomings. Whether we form impressions of other people, recall episodes from memory, report our attitudes in an opinion poll, or make important decisions, we often get it wrong. The errors made are not trivial and often seem to violate common sense and basic logic. A closer look at the underlying processes, however, suggests that many of the well known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113800264X
• ISBN13: 9781138002647
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"