The Thinking Mind: A Festschrift for Ken Manktelow

Niall Galbraith · Erica Lucas · David Over

Oct 2016 · Psychology Press

About this ebook

The field of thinking has undergone a revolution in recent years, opening itself up to new perspectives and applications. The traditional focus on laboratory-based thinking has transformed as theoretical work is now being applied to new contexts and real-world issues. This volume presents a state-of-the-art survey of human thinking in everyday life, based around, and in tribute to, one of the field’s most eminent figures: Ken Manktelow.

In this collection of cutting-edge research, Manktelow’s collaborators and colleagues review a wide range of important and developing areas of inquiry. This book explores modern perspectives on a variety of traditional and contemporary topics, including Wason’s reasoning tasks, logic, meta-reasoning, and the effect of environment and context on reasoning.

The Thinking Mind offers a unique combination of breadth, depth, theoretical exploration and real-world applications, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students of human thinking.

About the author

Niall Galbraith is Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Erica Lucas is Senior Lecturer and Academic Group Leader in the School of Psychology, Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, UK

David E. Over is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology, Durham University, UK