Thinking, fast and slow /

Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate in Economics for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound impact on many fields, but he has never brought them together in one book. Here, he...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-, Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-2024 (Author)
Corporate Author: J. Gregory Dees Memorial Collection
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011
New York : 2013
Edition:1st ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Two systems
  • Heuristics and biases
  • Overconfidence
  • Choices
  • Two selves
  • Conclusions
  • Pt. 1: Two systems. The characters of the story ; Attention and effort ; The lazy controller ; The associative machine ; Cognitive ease ; Norms, surprises, and causes ; A machine for jumping to conclusions ; How judgments happen ; Answering an easier question
  • Pt. 2: Heuristics and biases. The law of small numbers ; Anchors ; The science of availability ; Availability, emotion, and risk ; Tom W's specialty ; Linda; less is more ; Causes trump statistics ; Regression to the mean ; Taming intuitive predictions
  • Pt. 3: Overconfidence The illusion of understanding ; The illusion of validity ; Intuitions vs. formulas ; Expert intuition : when can we trust it? ; The outside view ; The engine of capitalism
  • Pt. 4: Choices. Bernoulli's errors ; Prospect theory ; The endowment effect ; Bad events ; The fourfold pattern ; Rare events ; Risk policies ; Keeping score ; Reversals ; Frames and reality
  • Pt. 5: Two selves. Two selves ; Life as a story ; Experienced well-being ; Thinking about life
  • Two Systems. The characters of the story
  • Attention and effort
  • The lazy controller
  • The associative machine
  • Cognitive ease
  • Norms, surprises, and causes
  • A machine for jumping to conclusions
  • How judgments happen
  • Answering an easier question
  • Heuristics and Biases. The law of small numbers
  • Anchors
  • The science of availability
  • Availability, emotion, and risk
  • Tom W's specialty
  • Linda: less is more
  • Causes trump statistics
  • Regression to the mean
  • Taming intuitive predictions
  • Overconfidence. The illusion of understanding
  • The illusion of validity
  • Intuitions vs. formulas
  • Expert intuition: when can we trust it?
  • The outside view
  • The engine of capitalism
  • Choices. Bernoulli's errors
  • Prospect theory
  • The endowment effect
  • Bad events
  • The fourfold pattern
  • Rare events
  • Risk policies
  • Keeping score
  • Reversals
  • Frames and reality
  • Two Selves. Two selves
  • Life as a story
  • Experienced well-being
  • Thinking about life
  • Judgment under uncertainty
  • Choices, values, and frames
  • Two Systems. The characters of the story ; Attention and effort ; The lazy controller ; The associative machine ; Cognitive ease ; Norms, surprises, and causes ; A machine for jumping to conclusions ; How judgments happen ; Answering an easier question
  • Heuristics and Biases. The law of small numbers ; Anchors ; The science of availability ; Availability, emotion, and risk ; Tom W's specialty ; Linda: less is more ; Causes trump statistics ; Regression to the mean ; Taming intuitive predictions
  • Overconfidence. The illusion of understanding ; The illusion of validity ; Intuitions vs. formulas ; Expert intuition: when can we trust it? ; The outside view ; The engine of capitalism
  • Choices. Bernoulli's errors ; Prospect theory ; The endowment effect ; Bad events ; The fourfold pattern ; Rare events ; Risk policies ; Keeping score ; Reversals ; Frames and reality
  • Two Selves. Two selves ; Life as a story ; Experienced well-being ; Thinking about life
  • Judgment under uncertainty
  • Choices, values, and frames
  • pt. 1. Two systems. The characters of the story
  • Attention and effort
  • The lazy controller
  • The associative machine
  • Cognitive ease
  • Norms, surprises, and causes
  • A machine for jumping to conclusions
  • How judgments happen
  • Answering an easier question. pt. 2. Heuristics and biases. The law of small numbers
  • Anchors
  • The science of availability
  • Availability, emotion, and risk
  • Tom W's specialty
  • Linda : less is more
  • Causes trump statistics
  • Regression to the mean
  • Taming intuitive predictions. pt. 3. Overconfidence. The illusion of understanding
  • The illusion of validity
  • Intuitions vs. formulas
  • Expert intuition : when can we trust it?
  • The outside view
  • The engine of capitalism. pt. 4. Choices. Bernoulli's errors
  • Prospect theory
  • The endowment effect
  • Bad events
  • The fourfold pattern
  • Rare events
  • Risk policies
  • Keeping score
  • Reversals
  • Frames and reality. pt. 5. Two selves. Two selves
  • Life as a story
  • Experienced well-being
  • Thinking about life
  • Part I Two Systems
  • 1. The characters of the story
  • 2. Attention and effort
  • 3. The lazy controller
  • 4. The associative machine
  • 5. Cognitive ease
  • 6. Norms, surprises, and causes
  • 7. A machine for jumping to conclusions
  • 8. How judgments happen
  • 9. Answering an easier question
  • Part II. Heuristics and Biases
  • 10. The law of small numbers
  • 11. Anchors
  • 12. The science of availability
  • 13. Availability, emotion, and risk
  • 14. Tom W's specialty
  • 15. Linda: less is more
  • 16. Causes trump statistics
  • 17. Regression to the mean
  • 18. Taming intuitive predictions
  • Part III. Overconfidence
  • 19. The illusion of understanding
  • 20. The illusion of validity
  • 21. Intuitions vs. formulas
  • 22. Expert intuition: when can we trust it?
  • 23. The outside view
  • 24. The engine of capitalism
  • Part IV. Choices
  • 25. Bernoulli's errors
  • 26. Prospect theory
  • 27. The endowment effect
  • 28. Bad events
  • 29. The fourfold pattern
  • 30. Rare events
  • 31. Risk policies
  • 32. Keeping score
  • 33. Reversals
  • 34. Frames and reality
  • Part V. Two Selves
  • 35 Two selves
  • 36. Life as a story
  • 37. Experienced well-being
  • 38. Thinking about life
  • Conslusions
  • Appendix A. Judgment under uncertainty
  • Appendix B. Choices, values, and frames.
  • pt. I TWO SYSTEMS
  • 1 Characters Of The Story
  • 2. Attention And Effort
  • 3. Lazy Controller
  • 4. Associative Machine
  • 5. Cognitive Ease
  • 6. Norms, Surprises, And Causes
  • 7. Machine For Jumping To Conclusions
  • 8. How Judgments Happen
  • 9. Answering An Easier Question
  • pt. II HEURISTICS AND BIASES
  • 10. Law Of Small Numbers
  • 11. Anchors
  • 12. Science Of Availability
  • 13. Availability, Emotion, And Risk
  • 14. Tom W'S Specialty
  • 15. Linda: Less Is More
  • 16. Causes Trump Statistics
  • 17. Regression To The Mean
  • 18. Taming Intuitive Predictions
  • pt. III OVERCONFIDENCE
  • 19. Illusion Of Understanding
  • 20. Illusion Of Validity
  • 21. Intuitions Vs. Formulas
  • 22. Expert Intuition: When Can We Trust It?
  • 23. Outside View
  • 24. Engine Of Capitalism
  • pt. IV CHOICES
  • 25. Bernoulli't Errors
  • 26. Prospect Theory
  • 27. Endowment Effect
  • 28. Bad Events
  • 29. Fourfold Pattern
  • 30. Rare Events
  • 31. Risk Policies
  • 32. Keeping Score
  • 33. Reversals
  • 34. Frames And Reality
  • pt. V TWO SELVES
  • 35. Two Selves
  • 36. Life As A Story
  • 37. Experienced Well-Being
  • 38. Thinking About Life
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • Appendix A Judgment Under Uncertainty
  • Appendix B Choices, Values, And Frames.