Thinking: A Memoir

Thinking: A Memoir

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  • Author：Richard E. Nisbett
  • ISBN：0578854678
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Summary

Thinking: A memoir is both an intellectual autobiography and a personal history。 It describes how people reason and make inferences about the world， how people should reason and make those inferences， why errors in reasoning occur， how much you can improve reasoning， what kinds of problems are best solved by the conscious mind and what kinds by the unconscious mind， and how we should think about intelligence in light of answers to such questions。 The book starts with the author's early experiences， many of which directly influenced his subsequent research。

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Marlene Walker ，

I found this a very readable book， in spite of my lack of experience with scientific research and having definitely not done as much THINKING。 I enjoyed reading about his experiences at Ivy League schools and his love for the University of Michigan， where he spent most of his career。 But my favorite part was the description of his colleagues， whom he obviously respected greatly。 Richard Nisbett is the kind of professor we all wish we had had。

Manuel Esteban ，

Nisbett writes in a crisp， lucid， and often humorous style。 His sentences are generally short and to the point， without any extraneous wording。 The reader may be tempted to move along as rapidly as his style permits。 This would be a serious error as his two-hundred page book packs loads of important and valuable information that travels well beyond the borders of the field of psychology。 In a profession where we often find egocentric， jealous， and selfish individuals， Professor Nisbett showers p Nisbett writes in a crisp， lucid， and often humorous style。 His sentences are generally short and to the point， without any extraneous wording。 The reader may be tempted to move along as rapidly as his style permits。 This would be a serious error as his two-hundred page book packs loads of important and valuable information that travels well beyond the borders of the field of psychology。 In a profession where we often find egocentric， jealous， and selfish individuals， Professor Nisbett showers praise on his many collaborators， both colleagues and graduate students。 In fact， he makes the point in the first page of his book that "I couldn't have learned as much as I have about the human mind without collaborating with such a wide range of people。 Collaboration made it possible to develop a view of intelligence very different from that of the scientists who specialize in that field。"Many excellent researchers， regardless of their chosen academic field， devote a lifetime to digging deeper and deeper into a specific subfield。 This is not the case for Professor Nisbett。 He digs deep， but as he progressed his interests expanded and he has become an authority in a substantial number of what， at times， may appear to be disparate fields of inquiry。 Though a social psychologist， his concept of social psychology has few barriers。 His book is not just a personal memoir。 It is a compilation of the existing research in this field and of his own investigations。 Two thirds of the book deal exclusively with his own research over the years。 It is not easy reading if you are not well versed in psychology。 But it is very rewarding if read with care。 Remarkable， the reader is likely to come to new opinions about such different notions as reasoning， the role of personality in behavior， the influence of genetic versus societal forces on behavior， the concept of intelligence and IQ， and even regional and national difference in behavior after having finished this memoir。 I have recommended Professor Nisbett's Memoir to my two granddaughters， one of whom is a social worker and the other a college student contemplating which area of psychology is best suited for her。 In my opinion， this is a must read book for them。 I have also recommended it to many of my professional colleagues most of whom are not psychologists。 There are so many valuable and revealing aspects of this book that elucidate how we reason that every reader will "think" better about how we think。Manuel A。 EstebanEmeritus Professor of French and Spanish LiteraturesEmeritus PresidentCalifornia State University， Chico 。。。more

Kelsey Butts ，

I loved reading this book！ I really enjoyed hearing about the authors upbringing and learning how he got to where he is today。 A very interesting and inspiring memoir！

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