About this title: A Study of Thinking is a pioneering account of how human beings achieve a measure of rationality in spite of the constraints imposed by bias, limited attention and memory, and the risks of error imposed by pressures of time and ignorance. First published in 1956 and hailed at its appearance as a groundbreaking study, it is still read three decades ...
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Description: Appendix on language by Robert Brown. publication of the Harvard Cognition Project, Wiley, NY c.1956, 8vo. 330pp. cocked, inked, G in worn dj $ read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Science Editions Inc., New York
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 3rd printing. Shelf wear light. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Pages unmarked. Binding tight. read more
Description: Good. No Jacket. HC. Good to VG/No Jacket. 8vo. Brain, Mind, Faculties. 330p., includes indices, biblio, graphs, tables, b/w illus. Some rubbing covers. Names stamped inside front cover and on fep. T137. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. This 5.5"x8.5" black and white illustrated cover with white and multi-color lettering on the front and spine of the cover. The owner's stamp is written on the inside. 330 indexed pages. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Reprint. Second Printing, 1990
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780887386565ISBN:0887386563
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. No real faults. Sticker on back cover. Front cover dogears slightly. Pages are bright. 330 p. Second Printing, 1990 read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley, (1957)., New York
Description: Original grey cloth. Small scrape on front cover, previous owner's name in ink, else Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket with some smudging. read more
Description: good. 24 cm, 330, illus., appendix, index, ink name on front endpaper, some wear to board edges especially at corners and spine. An analysis of strategies in using information for thinking and problem solving. Appendix on language and categories by Roger W. Brown. read more
Edition: 1st Edition-[Series: A Wiley publication in psychology].
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Wiley [1956]
Date Published: 1956
Description: Description: 330 p. illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Thought and thinking. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 330. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Second printing. Chipping along jacket edges. Tanning. Drip spot front edge, last few pages. Binding good. read more
Edition: 1st Edition-[Series: A Wiley publication in psychology].
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Wiley [1956]
Date Published: 1956
Description: Description: 330 p. illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Thought and thinking. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Octavo, 330pp. First edition. Very good copy in publisher's cloth covered boards in like dust jacket. From the library of philosopher W. V. Quine with his ownership signature to front free end paper. With an Appendix on language by Roger W. Brown. A Publication of the Harvard Cognition Project. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Hardcover. 1st Edition-[Series: A Wiley publication in psyc Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
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