Good Thinking: Seven Powerful Ideas That Influence the Way We Think
"Offers an engaging analysis of seven fundamental modes of human thought. Denise Cummins considers both the strengths  and weaknesses of our mental machinery and in so doing illuminates key aspects of how we reason and decide." -- Daniel L. Schacter, Harvard University, and author ofThe Seven Sins of Memory"Cummins provides an entertaining and accessible review of the classical  theories of reasoning and decision making." -- Dr. Mike Oaksford, Professor of Psychology, University of London, UK."...a witty and articulate overview of critical aspects of human thought  processes...The astute examples anchor the topics squarely in readers' everyday experience." --Dr. Richard Gerrig, Professor of Psychology and Psycholinguistics, SUNY at Stonybrook"Good Thinking will take you on a quick and engaging tour of the landscape of human thinking, surveying the phenomena that psychologists and philosophers have found there."--Keith Holyoak, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles"Cummins provides an entertaining and accessible review of the classical theories of reasoning and decision making."-- Dr. Mike Oaksford, Professor of Psychology, University of London, UK"...a witty and articulate overview of critical aspects of human thought processes...The astute examples anchor the topics squarely in readers' everyday experience."--Dr. Richard Gerrig, Professor of Psychology and Psycholinguistics, SUNY at Stonybrook"Good Thinking offers an engaging analysis of seven fundamental modes of human thought. Drawing expertly on a broad range of disciplines and examples from everyday life, Denise Cummins considers both the strengths and weaknesses of our mental machinery and in so doing illuminates key aspects of how we reason and decide."--Daniel L. Schacter, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers"...the book illuminates the strengths and the pitfalls of the ways people think; readers may be surprised at human cognitive fallibility.... offers a compelling  discussion of the current work in cognitive neuroscience that reveals the neural complexities of thought process.... readers who choose to look at this interesting book will be making a good decision.... Recommended..."--B. C. Beins, Ithaca College, CHOICE"...Good Thinking is cleverly written and well pitched to a college- or university-level audience of undergraduates who would benefit from an excellent survey of concepts and theories that are not likely to be seen elsewhere in a single collection, and it represents some of the more powerful ideas that our intellectual culture considers as the basis for rationality. Virtually every idea in Good Thinking can be gotten elsewhere either in its original form or as part of extended volumes on a specific topic, but having them tied together in a single book written by a single hand gives more life and cohesiveness to the ensemble than might otherwise be the case.... a pleasant way to stimulate the appetite for more.... For some time to come, Good Thinking will be a relevant and useful resource for educators as well as those who seek to reflect on our Western thought traditions and their origins."Dr. Donald MacGregor, senior research scientist with the Decision Science Research Institute (Decision Research) in Eugene, Oregon