Thinking in Perspective: Critical Essays in the Study of Thought Processes

ISBN-13: 9781032394169 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 252 str.

Burton, Andrew

Opis

Originally published in 1978, the main task of this book was to consider the psychology of thinking in relation to the various perspectives from which thought processes were studied at the time. It provided an up-to-date and critical evaluation of current experimental studies of thinking.

Spis treści

Foreword by Jerome Bruner.  Notes on the Contributors.  Acknowledgements.  Editors’ Introduction.  1. Perchings and Flights: Introspection Elizabeth Valentine  2. The Whole Idea: Gestalt Psychology Esme Burton and Andrew Burton  3. How the Sins of the Fathers Were Visited on the Children: Behaviourism N.E. Wetherick  4. Thought and Things: Piaget’s Theory George Butterworth  5. The Psychology of Deductive Reasoning: Logic Jonathan St. B.T. Evans  6. Measurement Constructs and Psychological Structure: Psychometrics W.E.C. Gilham  7. In Search of a Wider Perspective: Cross-cultural Studies J.B. Deręgowski  8. Bits and Spaces: Computer Simulation John Wilding  9. Interpreting a Dream: Psychoanalysis John Radford  10. Reflecting on the Pre-reflective: Phenomenology Neil Bolton.  Name Index.  Subject Index.