Cognitive Illusions - 3rd Edition

Name: Cognitive Illusions - 3rd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Cognitive IllusionsIntriguing Phenomena in Thinking, Judgment, and Memory\nAuthor(s): Rdiger F Pohl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367724252, 978-0367724252\nSynopsis\nCognitive Illusions explores a wide range of fascinating psychological effects in the way we think, judge and remember in our everyday lives. In this volume, Rdiger F. Pohl brings together leading international researchers to define what cognitive illusions are and discuss their theoretical status: are such illusions proof of a faulty human information-processing system, or do they only represent by-products of otherwise adaptive cognitive mechanisms? \n\nThe book describes and discusses 26 different cognitive illusions, with each chapter giving a profound overview of the respective empirical research including potential explanations, individual differences, and relevant applied perspectives. This edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, f.