The psychology of closed mindedness
The fundamental phenomenon of human closed-mindedness is treated in this volume. Prior psychological treatments of closed-mindedness have typically approached it from a psychodynamic perspective and have viewed it in terms of individual pathology. By contrast, the present approach stresses the epist...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Psychology Press
c2004.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Essays in social psychology.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798046806719 |
| Summary: | The fundamental phenomenon of human closed-mindedness is treated in this volume. Prior psychological treatments of closed-mindedness have typically approached it from a psychodynamic perspective and have viewed it in terms of individual pathology. By contrast, the present approach stresses the epistemic functionality of closed-mindedness and its essential role in judgement and decision-making. Far from being restricted to a select group of individuals suffering from an improper socialization, closed-mindedness is something we all experience on a daily basis. Such mundane situational conditions |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280168802 9780203506967 |
