Adaptive Thinking: Rationality in the Real World

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What evidence does the author provide?

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The provided passages do not detail the specific evidence the author provides. They describe the book's overall theme and its author's aim to propose and illustrate a new research program [Passage 1, Passage 2]. The author, Gerd Gigerenzer, intends to investigate the psychology of rationality by introducing concepts of ecological, bounded, and social rationality [Passage 1, Passage 2].

The passages focus on the book's conceptual framework and its intended audience, rather than presenting the empirical data or studies that serve as evidence for the author's claims [Passage 1, Passage 2]. Therefore, the specific evidence the author provides cannot be determined from the given text.

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Title: Adaptive Thinking by Gerd Gigerenzer Description: Where do new ideas come from? What is social intelligence? Why do social scientists perform mindless statistical rituals? This vital book is about rethinking rationality as adaptive thinking: to understand how minds cope with their environments, both ecological and social.Gerd Gigerenzer proposes and illustrates a bold new research program that investigates the psychology of rationality, introducing the concepts of ecological, bounded, and social rationality. His path-breaking collection takes research on thinking, social intelligence,…
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stand and communicate uncertainties and risks. Categories: Computers Pages: 359 Snippet: This vital book is about rethinking rationality as adaptive thinking: to understand how minds cope with their environments, both ecological and social.Gerd Gigerenzer proposes and illustrates a bold new research program that investigates ...
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