Controlling Uncertainty

Magda Osman is a Lecturer in Experimental Cognitive Psychology in Queen Mary University of London. She has published in a wide range of journals on topics ranging from problem solving in abstract, social, and applied settings; motor learning; conscious and unconscious reasoning and decision making; and the cognitive basis of deception.

• Preface: The Master Puppeteer. Acknowledgements.1. Introduction.2. Causation and Agency.3. Control Systems Engineering.4. Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.5. Human Factors (HCI, Ergonomics and Cognitive Engineering).6. Social Psychology, Organizational Psychology and Management.7. Cognitive Psychology.8. Neuroscience.9. Synthesis.10. Epilogue: The Master Puppeteer.References.Index.

"The concepts are presented thoughtfully, clearly, and engagingly." (Booknews, 1 February 2011) "Osman (experimental cognitive psychology, Queen Mary U., England) brings key ideas from a variety of research disciplines together to review and examine current research on how people can control the uncertainties around them." (Reference and Research Book News, February 2011)