Human Judgment: How Accurate Is It, and How Can It Get Better? by John Wilcox (E

Description: Human Judgment by John Wilcox In doing so, it uniquely draws on insights from fields as diverse as medicine, political judgment, cross-cultural psychology, evolutionary history and the heuristics and biases research program. Consequently, the book also enables readers concerned with judgmental accuracy in one field to benefit from the insights in others. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description We humans make judgments about a staggering variety of topics. These include which medical condition is the correct diagnosis for your symptoms, whether a particular defendant is guilty of some crime or whether a particular political candidate will win an election—to name a few of countless examples. But how accurate are the judgments we all make, and how can they get better? This book synthesizes interdisciplinary research about these questions into one volume. In doing so, it uniquely draws on insights from fields as diverse as medicine, political judgment, cross-cultural psychology, evolutionary history and the heuristics and biases research program. Consequently, the book also enables readers concerned with judgmental accuracy in one field to benefit from the insights in others. Moreover, the author introduces an emerging field of research: empirical epistemology or normative cognitive science. The book lastly articulates a set of recommendations—recommendations aiming to improve our judgment, our decision-making and ultimately our lives. Author Biography John Wilcox is an epistemologist and cognitive scientist at Stanford University. There, he was awarded the highly selective Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship to complete his PhD in psychology and philosophy, including experimental and conceptual work on the accuracy of human judgment. He also holds bachelors and masters degrees in philosophy, statistics and political science from the University of Auckland, where he was awarded the senior scholar award in the Faculty of Arts and the first-place prize in political studies and international relations. He has lectured and taught for numerous courses in philosophy and social science at Stanford University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Auckland. Aside from his teaching, he has also worked on various projects to improve reasoning at the University of Melbourne. His single and co-author publications have appeared in various academic outlets, including the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. What We Think: The Accuracy of our Judgments.- 3. How We Evaluate Our Thinking: The Accuracy of our Metacognition.- 4. How We Think: The Rationality of Our Reasoning.- 5. How We Were Made: The Evolutionary Origins of Thought.- 6. The Origins of Empirical Epistemology.- 7. Insights from Empirical Epistemology.- 8. Conclusion: Applying Empirical Epistemology. Feature Gives concrete, widely-applicable suggestions about how to improve the accuracy of human judgment Summarizes ground-breaking insights from multi-million-dollar research programs funded by US intelligence Introduces an emerging field of research: empirical epistemology or normative cognitive science Details ISBN3031192044 Author John Wilcox Short Title Human Judgment Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Series SpringerBriefs in Psychology Language English ISBN-10 3031192044 ISBN-13 9783031192043 Format Paperback Subtitle How Accurate Is It, and How Can It Get Better? DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-19205-0 Edition 1st Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Pages 148 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-01-02 UK Release Date 2023-01-02 Edition Description 1st ed. 2022 DEWEY 153.46 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 4 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 148 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139551185;

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