Methods of Thought: Individual Differences in Reasoning Strategies

by Elizabeth Newton

How do people make inferences? How do their reasoning processes differ and why? Methods of Thought attempts to answer these questions by looking in detail at the different reasoning strategies people apply, how these are acquired, how they are selected and how use of these strategies is influenced by individual and task properties. Focusing on empirical data and research into deductive reasoning tasks, this book summarizes current trends in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415655552
• ISBN13: 9780415655552
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"