Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 422 g
Reihe: Psychology Revivals
Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 422 g
Reihe: Psychology Revivals
ISBN: 978-1-84872-345-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Experiments on human beings still strike many of us as cold-blooded and inhuman; this book tries to explain why some scientists devote themselves to this approach. It makes the connection between measurements of reaction time or of ability to see a written word in a brief flash, and our political and personal beliefs.
Donald E. Broadbent is well recognised as a major influence on cognitive psychology today. This reissue is an opportunity to see his exceptional writing in print again and should be read with equal interest by psychologists as well as laymen who would like to know about some of the more practical aspects of psychological enquiry of the time.
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Foreword. Part 1: Uncertainty and Action: The William James Lectures 1971 1. Introduction: The Definition of an Action 2. Choice, Probability and Perception 3. The Combination of Evidence 4. The Use of Emotional Words 5. The Recall of Particular Memories 6. Optimal Strategies of Mental Organization Part 2: Some Particular Issues Perceptual Defence and the Engineering Psychologist. The Well Ordered Mind. Aspects of Human Decision-Making. In Defence of Empirical Psychology. Postscript. References. Index.