Intelligence of Intuition

"The power of intuition is clear, but there is a common mistrust of intuition as well. Researchers often confuse intuition with the arbitrary or systematically error-prone judgments of inept decision makers. To dispel the myths surrounding intuition, this book presents a scientific perspective"--

List of contents

1. We know more than we can tell; Part I. The War on Intuition: 2. Female intuition versus male reason: the battle for intelligence; 3. The bias bias: mistaking intuition for irrationality; 4. Governmental and technological paternalism; Part II: The Intelligence of Intuition: 5. Heuristics: the tools of intuition; 6. Embodied heuristics; 7. Moral intuition; 8. Simple heuristics to run a research group.

About the author

Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam and Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany. Gerd trains federal judges, physicians, and managers in decision making. He has written award-winning books, including Calculated Risks (2002), Gut Feelings (2007), Risky Savvy (2014), and How to Stay Smart in a Smart World (2022), which have been translated into over twenty languages. The Swiss Duttweiler Institute has distinguished him as one of the top-100 Global Thought Leaders worldwide.

Summary

The power of intuition is clear, but there is a common mistrust of intuition as well. Researchers often confuse intuition with the arbitrary or systematically error-prone judgments of inept decision makers. To dispel the myths surrounding intuition, this book presents a scientific perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Gerd Gigerenzer, Gerd (Max Planck Institute for Human D Gigerenzer, Gigerenzer Gerd
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2023
• EAN: 9781009304863
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0930486-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, macroeconomics, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Research methods: general, Decision theory: general