This book focuses on the very nature and function of intuitive thought. It presents an up-to-date scientific model on how the non-conscious and intuitive thought processes work in human beings. The model is based on mainstream theorizing on intuition, as well as qualitative meta-analysis of the empirical data available in the research literature. It combines recent work in the fields of philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology and positive psychology. While systematic research in intuition is relatively new, there is an abundance of positions advocating more or less imaginative ideas of what intuition is about, ranging from quantum mechanical phenomena to new age ideologies. Research in the past few decades, in particular by proponents of the dual processing theory of thought such as Daniel Kahneman and Jonathan Evans, offers powerful tools to address and evaluate the question of intuition without the need to resort to spiritual entities. Within the framework of the dual processing theory, backed up by findings in positive psychology, intuition turns out to be the capacity to carry out complex cognitive operations within a specific domain of operations familiar to the agent.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319181752
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212567839
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Developmental Psychology, Experimental Psychology
Author
Lauri Jarvilehto
Publication Name
The Nature and Function of Intuitive Thought and Decision Making
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
86 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
169g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Lauri Jarvilehto
Series Title
Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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