Rules for Reasoning

by Nisbett and Richard E. Nisbett

Book Overview

This book examines two questions: Do people make use of abstract rules such as logical and statistical rules when making inferences in everyday life? Can such abstract rules be changed by training? Contrary to the spirit of reductionist theories from behaviorism to connectionism, there is ample evidence that people do make use of abstract rules of inference -- including rules of logic, statistics, causal deduction, and cost-benefit analysis. Such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805812571
• ISBN13: 9780805812572
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"