A Psychological Study on Logic How We Know What Isn't So, (Paperback)
A Psychological Study on Logic How We Know What Isn't So, (Paperback)
Hero image 0 of A Psychological Study on Logic How We Know What Isn't So, (Paperback), 0 of 1

A Psychological Study on Logic How We Know What Isn't So, (Paperback)

(No ratings yet)

Key item features

Publishers Weekly,Sports fans who think that basketball players shoot in ``hot streaks,'' and maternity nurses who maintain that more babies are born when the moon is full adhere to erroneous beliefs, according to Gilovich, associate professor of psychology at Cornell. With examples ranging from the spread of AIDS to the weight of Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, he skewers popular but mistaken assumptions. Faulty reasoning from incomplete or ambiguous data, a tendency to seek out ``hypothesis-confirming evidence'' and the habit of self-serving belief are among the factors Gilovich pinpoints in his sophisticated anaylsis. However, in the book's second half, his debunking of holistic medicine, ESP and paranormal phenomena is superficial and one-sided, marred by some of the very tendencies he effectively exposes in the ``true believers.'' (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Current price is $15.19$23.73/lb
Price when purchased online
  • Free 90-day returns

How do you want your item?

Try 30 days of Free Shipping with Walmart+! Choose plan at checkout.
How do you want your item?
Columbus, 43215
Arrives by Tue, Apr 7
Sold and shipped by Walmart.com
Free 90-day returns
This item is gift eligible

More seller options (6)

Starting from $18.26
walmart plus

Get free delivery, shipping and more*

*Restrictions apply

About this item

Product details

Specifications

Warranty

Customer ratings & reviews

0 ratings|0 reviews
This item does not have any reviews yet