In this book, three major figures from the field of social psychology lead students on an exploration to understand better their social lives. The authors draw on classic ideas such as the power of the situation and the centrality of the fundamental attribution error to explain how we view our world and interact with others. Evolution, culture, ...
This straightforward money management guide encourages readers to reexamine their "mental accounting" habits, such as wisely spending paychecks while squandering bonuses or adding unnecessary items to an already costly purchase. By analyzing the psychological reasons behind financially questionable decisions, this book tells how to transform these ...
When can we trust what we believe - that "teams and players have winning streaks", that "flattery works", or that "the more people who agree, the more likely they are to be right" - and when are such beliefs suspect? Thomas Gilovich offers a guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. Illustrating his points with examples, and supporting ...
Is our case strong enough to go to trial? Will interest rates go up? Can I trust this person? Such questions - and the judgments required to answer them - are woven into the fabric of everyday experience. This book examines how people make such judgments. The study of human judgment was transformed in the 1970s, when Kahneman and Tversky ...
When can we trust what we believe, and when are these beliefs suspect? Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life. Illustrating his points with vivid examples, he documents the cognitive and social processes that distort our thoughts, beliefs, judgements, and decisions, inevitably altering our ...
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