Irrationality: Why We Don't Think Straight This book demonstrates that irrationality exists on a startling & hitherto unsuspected scale. Analyzes its causes by drawing on many fascinating psychological experiments. Each chapter ends with brief precepts showing how to avoid irrational behavior. You'll recognize stories of misguided decisions in every branch of human affairs & quote the morals of his stories to everyone. Surveys the range of human irrationality, its experimental investigation, its causes, & its cures. Covers the mistakes, misconceptions, & unfounded assumptions that muddle decision-making in everyday life & in a wide variety of occupations. |
