Intuition by David G Myers
How reliable is our intuition? How much should we depend on gut-level instinct rather than rational analysis when we play the stock market, choose a mate, hire an employee, or assess our own abilities? In this discussion, David Myers shows us that while intuition can provide us with useful, and often amazing, insights, it can also dangerously mislead us. Drawing on psychological research, Myers discusses the powers and perils of intuition when: judges and jurors determine who is telling the truth; mental health workers predict whether someone is at risk for suicide or crime; coaches, players and fans decide who has the hot hand or the hot bat; personnel directors hire new employees; and psychics claim to be clairvoyant or to have premonitions.
"This is a great bookIt made me more aware of both the awesome capacities of the human mind and the caveats for analytical thinking." - Don Clifton, chairman, Gallup International Research and Education Center, past chairman, The Gallup Organisation and coauthor, Now Discover Your Strengths; "Intuition is hot. But often it is perilously wrong. David Myers marshals classic and contemporary cognitive science and masterfully shows us why." - Elizabeth Loftus, past president, American Psychological Society
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300095319 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300095317 |
| Title | Intuition |
| Author | David G Myers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2002-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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