Thinking, Fast and Slow (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

by Daniel Kahneman

Overview

A Nobel Prize-winning psychologist draws on years of research to introduce his "machinery of the mind" model on human decision-making to reveal the faults and capabilities of intuitive versus logical thinking, providing insights into such topics as optimism, the unpredictability of happiness and the psychological pitfalls of risk-taking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780606275644
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	04/04/2019
Edition description:	THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Daniel Kahneman is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and a professor of public affairs emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision-making. He is the author of the bestselling book on cognitive psychology Thinking, Fast and Slow which won the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012.