
Ignorance and Uncertainty
Emerging Paradigms
Michael Smithson(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 1. May 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 393 pages
978-0-387-96945-9 (ISBN)
Description
Ignorance and Uncertainty
overviews a variety of approaches to the problem of indeterminacies in human thought and behavior. This book examines, in depth, trends in the psychology of judgment and decision-making under uncertainty or ignorance. Research from the fields of cognitive psychology, social psychology, organizational studies, sociology, and social anthroplogy are reviewed here in anticipation of what Dr. Smithson characterizes as the beginning of a "creative dialogue between these researchers".
Ignorance and Uncertainty
offers the conceptual framework for understanding the paradigms associated with current research. It discusses the ways in which attitudes toward ignorance and uncertainty are changing, and addresses issues previously ignored.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 393 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-96945-9 (9780387969459)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-3628-3
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12/2012
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Content
Preface.- 1: A Vocabulary of Ignorance.- 1.1 Ignoring Ignorance.- 1.2 A Framework for Ignorance.- 1.3 The Rest of this Book.- I: Normative Paradigms.- 2: Full Belief and the Pursuit of Certainty.- 3: Probability and the Cultivation of Uncertainty.- 4: Beyond Probability: New Normative Paradigms.- II: Descriptive and Explanatory Paradigms.- 5: Psychological Accounts: Biases, Heuristics, and Control.- 6: The Social Construction of Ignorance.- 7: A Dialog with Ignorance.- Name Index.