Everyday Thinking

This comprhnsve yet accssible txt brngs togethr key resrch and theory in a soc cog and applied cog psych to prvide a thorough grndg in these incrsingly poplar areas. Suitble txt for upper-level undergrads and a refrnce for graduate-level readers alike.

Stanley Woll

Contents: Preface. The Value and Appeal of Research on Everyday Thought. Forming and Remembering Impressions of People. Placing Faces. Remembering Everyday Events and Actions and Planning for Future Actions. Autobiographical Memory: What, How Well, and From What Periods Do We Remember Our Own Histories? How We Represent, Organize, and Retrieve Autobiographical Memories. Skills, Expertise, and Their Generality: The Backgrounds of Practical Intelligence and Everyday Reasoning. From the Workplace to the Racetrack and Beyond: Representative Research on Everyday Reasoning and Practical Intelligence. The Study of Heuristics and Judgment Biases: How Rational or Irrational Are We? Instructional Implications of Everyday Reasoning. A Reconsideration of the Field of Everyday Cognition.