The subject of thinking is the oldest in the whole science of
psychology, going back to well before the separation of the
disciplines of philosophy and psychology. Originally published in
1983, this collection of up-to-date critical essays about thinking
- with particular emphasis on reasoning - is written from the
perspective of psychologists who are themselves actively engaged in
research into the nature of human thought. The editor's
introduction identifies the major issues which have traditionally
concerned students of human thought, and provides an historical
background. It describes how at first the subject was studied by
introspection, and how this method fell into disrepute at the end
of last century. A satisfactory alternative has not yet emerged,
although much recent work is based on the information-processing
model, which sees the brain as a sophisticated computer.
Consequently the papers presented in this volume deal with a wide
range of issues, and a number of different experimental tasks and
paradigms. They cover most current approaches to the theory and
methodology of cognitive psychology, including problem solving, the
relationship between language and thought, and reasoning.
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