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:[email protected]] 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" <[email protected]> Sent 10/4/2009 1:11:55 AM To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
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