Isbn: 9780674152618 - comparative studies of how people think: an introduction (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 224 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. The psychology of thinking often makes comparisons between different groups. On the whole, these comparisons have rendered substantial knowledge but often, they have employed faulty organizational logic and yielded unfounded or invidious conclusions. Here..

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The psychology of thinking has traditionally been in the business of making comparisons between different groups of people. On the whole, these comparisons have rendered a substantial body of knowledge; but all too often, they have suffered the pitfalls of faulty organizational logic and unfounded or invidious conclusions. In this extraordinarily clear and critical introduction, Michael Cole and Barbara Means Jay out the problems involved in comparing how people think. They show, for example, how variables confounded with the constitution of two groups can lead to the wrong interpretation of group differences. More subtly, they demonstrate how cognitive differences between groups can destroy the equivalence of the tests used to make comparisons. They also discuss the unfortunate way that observed differences between groups have led to prejudicial interpretations in which mental differences are transformed into mental deficits.…