Evolution and the Psychology of Thinking - The Debate

Zusatztext The book is a timely addition to the literature. To see such a range of arguments in one place is stimulating and valuable; the reference sections themselves are a goldmine for students. - Ken Manktelow! University of WolverhamptonA fine volume and well organised debate! the contributed chapters are all of very high quality and are written by well respected cognitive scientists. - Denise Cummins! University of California! Davis! USA Informationen zum Autor David E. Over Klappentext A uniquely balanced, cutting-edge evaluation of the field of evolutionary cognitive psychology. Zusammenfassung A uniquely balanced, cutting-edge evaluation of the field of evolutionary cognitive psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis D.E. Over, Introduction: The Evolutionary Psychology of Thinking. G.L. Brase, The Allocation System: Using Signal Detection Processes to Regulate Representations in a Multi-modular Mind. L. Fiddick, Is There a Faculty of Deontic Reasoning? A Critical Reevalution of Abstract Versions of the Wason Selection Task. A.P. Atkinson, M. Wheeler, Evolutionary Psychology's Grain Problem and the Cognitive Neuroscience of Reasoning. A. Almor, Specialised Behaviour without Specialised Modules. D.E. Over, From Massive Modularity to Metarepresentation: The Evolution of Higher Cognition. S. Sloman, D.E. Over, Probability Judgment: From the Inside and Out. K.E. Stanovich, R.F. West, Evolutionary versus Instrumental Goals: How Evolutionary Psychology Misconceives Human Rationality.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Over, David E. Over
• Con la collaborazione di: David E. Over (Editore), Over David E. (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.11.2013
• EAN: 9780415647656
• ISBN: 978-0-415-64765-6
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Current Issues in Thinking and Reasoning; Current Issues in Thinking and; Current Issues in Thinking and Reasoning; Current Issues in Thinking and
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning