Thinking, fast and slow
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- ISBN: 0374533555 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780374533557 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
499 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-482) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Two Systems. The characters of the story ; Attention and effort ; The lazy controller ; The associative machine ; Cognitive ease ; Norms, surprises, and causes ; A machine for jumping to conclusions ; How judgments happen ; Answering an easier question -- Heuristics and Biases. The law of small numbers ; Anchors ; The science of availability ; Availability, emotion, and risk ; Tom W's specialty ; Linda: less is more ; Causes trump statistics ; Regression to the mean ; Taming intuitive predictions -- Overconfidence. The illusion of understanding ; The illusion of validity ; Intuitions vs. formulas ; Expert intuition: when can we trust it? ; The outside view ; The engine of capitalism -- Choices. Bernoulli's errors ; Prospect theory ; The endowment effect ; Bad events ; The fourfold pattern ; Rare events ; Risk policies ; Keeping score ; Reversals ; Frames and reality -- Two Selves. Two selves ; Life as a story ; Experienced well-being ; Thinking about life -- Judgment under uncertainty -- Choices, values, and frames. |
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Subject: | Reasoning Intuition Decision making Thought and thinking |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Table of Contents
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. 3 | |
Part I | Two Systems | |
1 | The Characters of the Story | p. 19 |
2 | Attention and Effort | p. 31 |
3 | The Lazy Controller | p. 39 |
4 | The Associative Machine | p. 50 |
5 | Cognitive Ease | p. 59 |
6 | Norms, Surprises, and Causes | p. 71 |
7 | A Machine for Jumping to Conclusions | p. 79 |
8 | How Judgments Happen | p. 89 |
9 | Answering an Easier Question | p. 97 |
Part II | Heuristics and Biases | |
10 | The Law of Small Numbers | p. 109 |
11 | Anchors | p. 119 |
12 | The Science of Availability | p. 129 |
13 | Availability, Emotion, and Risk | p. 137 |
14 | Tom W's Specialty | p. 146 |
15 | Linda: Less is More | p. 156 |
16 | Causes Trump Statistics | p. 166 |
17 | Regression to the Mean | p. 175 |
18 | Taming Intuitive Predictions | p. 185 |
Part III | Overconfidence | |
19 | The Illusion of Understanding | p. 199 |
20 | The Illusion of Validity | p. 209 |
21 | Intuitions vs. Formulas | p. 222 |
22 | Expert Intuition: When Can We Trust It? | p. 234 |
23 | The Outside View | p. 245 |
24 | The Engine of Capitalism | p. 255 |
Part IV | Choices | |
25 | Bernoulli's Errors | p. 269 |
26 | Prospect Theory | p. 278 |
27 | The Endowment Effect | p. 289 |
28 | Bad Events | p. 300 |
29 | The Fourfold Pattern | p. 310 |
30 | Rare Events | p. 322 |
31 | Risk Policies | p. 334 |
32 | Keeping Score | p. 342 |
33 | Reversals | p. 353 |
34 | Frames and Reality | p. 363 |
Part V | Two Selves | |
35 | Two Selves | p. 377 |
36 | Life as a Story | p. 386 |
37 | Experienced Well-Being | p. 391 |
38 | Thinking About Life | p. 398 |
Conclusions | p. 408 | |
Appendix A | Judgment Under Uncertainty | p. 419 |
Appendix B | Choices, Values, and Frames | p. 433 |
Notes | p. 449 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 483 | |
Index | p. 485 |