Thinking and Deciding

Jonathan Baron

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How should we think? What, if anything, keeps us from thinking
that way? And how can we improve our thinking and decision making? The primary
focus of Jonathan Baron's text is on the second question, but he considers all
three in this lively three-part introduction to current research and theory.
Part I offers a broad overview of thinking, including its role in problem
solving and its relation to learning, intelligence, creativity, and logic. Part
II deals with the formation of beliefs and the making of judgments. Part III
concerns decisions, morality, intertemporal choice, and the choice of goals. In
response to latest developments in decision making, Jonathan Baron has updated
and expanded his important book, Thinking and Deciding and has also added a new
chapter on fairness.