Reasoning, Rationality and Dual Processes

Jonathan St B.T. Evans is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Plymouth, UK. He has conducted research into the psychology of thinking, reasoning and decision making over the past 40 years. He is author of eight books and more than 200 scientific articles on these topics. His work includes the study of cognitive biases in reasoning and decision making with particular expertise in conditional reasoning. He is best known for his career-long interest in dual processes and systems underlying higher cognition.

• Preface  1. Wason selection task  2. Syllogisms  3. Conditionals  4. Heuristic-analytic and hypothetical thinking theory  5. Rationality  6. The paradigm shift in the psychology of reasoning  7. Dual processes, systems and minds

"This book provides a unique retrospective analysis of the development of modern theories of human reasoning, written by an eminent researcher, from a perspective gained over 40 years as a leading reasoning scientist. A must read for researchers just starting out, and a fascinating read for all students of reason." - Valerie Thompson, University of Saskatchewan, Canada"Jonathan Evans is the leading British investigator of the psychology of reasoning. This book tells the whole story of the development of the field from his days as a young researcher in the late 1960s up to the present day. It is indispensable reading for those new to the field and to the ‘old hands’." – Philip Johnson-Laird, University of Princeton, USA"Reader, prepare yourself for a Reasoning Feast in this book. The papers of Jonathan Evans have virtually defined the reasoning field for the last thirty years. From classic papers on the selection task, to some of the best work ever on belief bias, to the latest on dual process theory and the Great Rationality Debate, Evans was there to define the issues for us in ways that were uniquely productive." - Keith E. Stanovich, University of Toronto, Canada