I agree with the book choices provided by other TIPS, and have also especially enjoyed Dan Ariely's delightful Predictably Irrational. As I believe I mentioned in an earlier message, I thought that Jonah Lehrer's How We Decide was pretty good (and a very fun read), even if I tad bit oversimplified in places. Dave Myer's Intuition is terrific, and in my view far superior to Gladwell's related (but much less sophisticated and scientifically accurate) Blink. Pinker's How the Mind Works is another excellent book, although I actually think it may be a bit tough going (and lengthy) for folks without a psychology background. ....Scott
________________________________________ From: Dennis Goff [dg...@randolphcollege.edu] Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 9:12 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Re: [tips] Books on Psych of Thinking for Lay People You should take a look at Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by Gary Marcus. This book presents an evolutionary perspective on problems with human cognition. The focus is mostly on social cognition. I found myself thinking about faculty meetings while I read. The book is short and lively. I think it is appropriate for a lay audience or students in an introductory course. Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dennis M. Goff Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Randolph College (Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1891) Lynchburg VA 24503 -----Original Message----- From: Julie Osland [mailto:osla...@wju.edu] Sent: Sun 10/4/2009 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: [tips] Books on Psych of Thinking for Lay People Hi Jim-- To clarify, are you looking for a cognitive psych book "for the masses"? Not knowing for sure what you are looking for, I'll give a suggestion or two anyway. 1) How We Know What Isn't So-- by Gilovich 2) The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making -- by Scott Plous One of the things I like about the Plous book is the quiz/survey at the beginning. In the chapters of his book, integrates those quiz questions [and answers] to illustrate of different types of judgmental and decision making tendencies (e.g., confirmation bias, attribution errors, availability heuristic, etc.) Julie -----Original Message----- From: "Jim Clark" <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> Sent 10/4/2009 1:11:55 AM To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Subject: [tips] Books on Psych of Thinking for Lay People Hi I'm wondering what good books people on TIPS and PESTS have found on psychology of thinking for laypeople? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
