COGNITIVE ILLUSIONS: A HANDBOOK ON FALLACIES AND BIASES IN THINKING, JUDGEMENT AND MEMORY; ED. BY RUDIGER F. POHL

Cognitive Illusions investigates a wide range of fascinating psychological effects in the way we think, judge and remember in our everyday lives. At the beginning of each chapter, leading researchers in the field introduce the background to phenomena such as illusions of control, overconfidence and hindsight bias. This is followed by an explanation of the experimental context in which these illusions can be investigated and a theoretical discussion drawing conclusions about the wider implications of these fallacy and bias effects. Written with researchers and instructors in mind, this tightly edited, reader-friendly text provides both an overview of research in the area and many lively pedagogic features such as chapter summaries, further reading lists and suggestions for classroom demonstrations. Introduction: Cognitive Illusions / Rüdiger F. Pohl. -- Pt. I. Illusions Of Thinking. Conjunction Fallacy / John E. Fisk ; Base Rates In Bayesian Inference / Michael H. Birnbaum ; Statistical Formats In Bayesian Inference / Stephanie Kurzenhäuser And Andrea Lücking ; Confirmation Bias / Margit E. Oswald And Stefan Grosjean ; Illusory Correlation / Klaus Fiedler ; Biases In Deductive Reasoning / Jonathan St. B.t. Evans. -- Pt. Ii. Illusions Of Judgement. Availability / Rolf Reber ; Judgements By Representativeness / Karl H. Teigen ; Anchoring Effect / Thomas Mussweiler, Birte Englich, And Fritz Strack ; Validity Effect / Catherine Hackett Renner ; Mere Exposure Effect / Robert F. Bornstein And Catherine Craver-lemley ; Overconfidence / Ulrich Hoffrage ; Pollyanna Principle / Margaret W. Matlin. -- Pt. Iii. Illusion Of Memory. Moses Illusion / Heekyeong Park And Lynne M. Reder ; Orientation Illusions In Memory / Gregory V. Jones And Maryanne Martin ; Associative Memory Illusions / Henry L. Roediger Iii And David A. Gallo ; Effects Of Labelling / Rüdiger F. Pohl ; Misinformation Effect / Jacqueline E. Pickrell, Daniel M. Bernstein, And Elizabeth F. Loftus ; Hindsight Bias / Rüdiger F. Pohl ; Illusions Of Change Or Stability / Anne Wilson And Michael Ross. -- Perspectives. Suggestion And Illusion / Vladimir A. Gheorghiu, Günter Molz, And Rüdiger F. Pohl. [edited By] Rüdiger Pohl. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. __Cognitive Illusions__Written with researchers and instructors in mind, this tightly edited, reader-friendly text provides both an overview of research in the area and many lively pedagogic features such as chapter summaries, further reading lists and suggestions for classroom demonstrations.