New Paradigm Psychology of Reasoning by Shira Elqayam, Jean-F... - 9780367023829

New Paradigm Psychology of ReasoningBasic and applied perspectives\nAuthor(s): Shira Elqayam, Jean-Franois Bonnefon, David Over\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367023829, 978-0367023829\nSynopsis\nIn recent years the psychology of reasoning has undergone radical change, which can only be seen as a Kuhn-style scientific revolution. This shift has been dubbed New Paradigm. For years, psychologists of reasoning focused on binary truth values and regarded the influence of belief as a bias. In contrast to this, the new paradigm puts probabilities, and subjective degrees of belief, centre stage. It also emphasises subjective psychological value, or utility; the way we reason within our own social environment (social pragmatics); and the crucial role of dual process theories. Such theories distinguish between fast, intuitive processes, and effortful processes which enable hypothetical thinking. \n\nThe new paradigm ai.