Blind spots
Subtitle: why smart people do dumb things
By: Madeleine L. Van Hecke.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591025092
Subjects: Intellect; Stupidity; Errors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Why do smart people do dumb things?; title: Fools rush in: Blind spot #1: not stopping to think; title: Often wrong, but never in doubt?: Blind spot #2: what you don't know can hurt you; title: If it were any closer, it would bite you!: Blind spot #3: not noticing; title: Your own worst enemy: Blind spot #4: not seeing yourself; title: Don't give a cat calendar to a dog lover!: Blind spot #5: my-side bias; title: Thinking inside of the box: Blind spot #6: trapped by categories; title: Thinking by the seat of your pants: Blind spot #7: jumping to conclusions; title: Why it's so hard to find the proof in the pudding: Blind spot #8: fuzzy evidence; title: The usual suspects: why we miss the real culprit: Blind spot #9: missing hidden causes; title: "He can't see the forest for the trees": Blind spots #10: missing the big picture; title: Afterword: blind spots and hope.