How We Know What Isn't So by Gilovich, Thomas -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction PART ONECognitive Determinants of Questionable Beliefs 2. Something Out of Nothing: The Misperception and Misinterpretation of Random Data 3. Too Much from Too Little: The Misinterpretation of Incomplete and Unrepresentative Data 4. Seeing What We Expect to See: The Biased Evaluation of Ambiguous and Inconsistent Data PART TWOMotivational and Social Determinants of Questionable Beliefs 5. Seeing What We Want to See: Motivational Determinants of Belief 6. Believing What We are Told: The Biasing Effects of Secondhand Information 7. The Imagined Agreement of Others: Exaggerated Impressions of Social Support PART THREEExamples of Questionable and Erroneous Beliefs 8. Belief in Ineffective “Alternative” Health Practices 9. Belief in the Effectiveness of Questionable Interpersonal Strategies 10. Belief in ESP PART FOUR Where Do We Go from Here? 11. Challenging Dubious Beliefs: The Role of Social Science Notes Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Table 2.1 * Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2 18 24 25 26

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