Thinking and Reasoning

by Garnham, Alan; Oakhill, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780631170037
• ISBN10: 0631170030
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-06-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This introduction presents a wide range of research on all aspects of thinking and reasoning. Thinking has been studied in many ways, and has been analyzed from many theoretical viewpoints. Thinking and Reasoning draws on a variety of approaches but locates its subject matter squarely within the theoretical framework of modern cognitive psychology and cognitive science. After a brief historical introduction, the book covers all core areas of thinking and reasoning: concepts and images, the relation between language and thought, logic and deductive reasoning, induction, hypothesis testing, statistical reasoning, decision making, problem solving, expertise, creativity, everyday thinking, the teaching of thinking skills, and the development of thinking. Thinking and Reasoning includes an abundance of illustrative examples of reasoning problems, many of which the reader can attempt to solve before reading on to find the solution. This text will provide the ideal introduction to thinking and reasoning.

Author Biography

Alan Garnham obtained B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, Oxford, 1977. DPhil Experimental Psychology, Sussex, 1981. Research Fellow, Sussex, 1981-1983. Faculty, Reading, 1983-1985.

Table of Contents

Preface

Historical Background

The Building Blocks of Thought

Language and Thought

Logic

Deductive Reasoning

Syllogistic Reasoning

Induction

Hypothesis Testing

Statistical Reasoning

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Game Playing and Expertise

Creativity

Everyday Reasoning

Teaching Thinking

The Development of Thinking: Piagetian and Information-Processing Approaches

The Development of Thinking: Scientific and Conceptual Thought

A Framework for the Study of Thinking

References

Name. Index

Subject Index

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