Contents

Foreword

Preface and acknowledgements

1.	Rationality in reasoning
	The rationality paradox
	Two kinds of rationality
	The limitations of logical reasoning
	Form and objectives of this book
	Notes

2.	Personal goals, utility, and probability
	Goals and decisions
	Problems with normative decision theory
	Epistemic goals and utility
	Conclusions

3.	Relevance, rationality, and tacit processing
	Relevance and rationality
	Relevance in reasoning
	Relevance in decision making and judgement
	Conclusions
	Notes

4.	Reasoning as decision making: The case of the selection task
	The deontic selection task
	Indicative selection tasks
	Conclusion

5.	Prior belief
	Use and neglect of Bayesian priors
	Confirmation bias
	Belief bias
	Conclusion

6.	Deductive competence
	Competence and bias in reasoning: The evidence
	The mechanism of deduction: Rules or models?
	Note

7.	A dual process theory of thinking
	Dual processes in reasoning: Sequential, parallel, or interactive?
	The nature of tacit thought processes
	The nature of explicit thought processes
	Conclusions and final thoughts
	Note

References

Author index

Subject index