Irrationality the enemy within

By:

N. S Sutherland

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Constable 1992Description: ix,357p. ; 23cmISBN:

9781780660257

Subject(s):

Reasoning

DDC classification:

153.43SUT

Summary: Why do doctors, army generals, high-ranking government officials and other people in positions of power make bad decisions that cause harm to others? Why are punishments so ineffective? Why is interviewing such an unsatisfactory method of selection? Irrationality is a challenging and thought-provoking book that draws on statistical concepts, probability theory and a mass of intriguing research to expose the failings of human reasoning, judgment and intuition. The author explores the inconsistencies of human behavior, and discovers why even the experts find it so hard to make rational and unbiased decisions.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma	153.43SUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	04/07/2025	UR005048

Includes index.

Why do doctors, army generals, high-ranking government officials and other people in positions of power make bad decisions that cause harm to others? Why are punishments so ineffective? Why is interviewing such an unsatisfactory method of selection? Irrationality is a challenging and thought-provoking book that draws on statistical concepts, probability theory and a mass of intriguing research to expose the failings of human reasoning, judgment and intuition. The author explores the inconsistencies of human behavior, and discovers why even the experts find it so hard to make rational and unbiased decisions.

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