Richard E Nisbett: 5 books

"The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world." -Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times Book Review Scientific and philosophical concepts can change the way we solve problems by helping us to think more effectively...

Der renommierte amerikanische Psychologe Richard E. Nisbett hat in seinem Sachbuch ›Einfach Denken‹ einen Werkzeugkasten für optimales Schlussfolgern im Alltag entworfen. Wir treffen jeden Tag Entscheidungen, fällen Urteile. Oft sind uns die Mechanismen, die dahinter stehen, nicht bewusst –...

“[Nisbett] weighs in forcefully and articulately . . . [using] a thoroughly appealing style to engage . . . throughout.”—Publishers Weekly Who are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic explanations for group differences in test scores? From the damning research of The Bell...

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave and think? Professors Ross and Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find ourselves in substantially affects our behavior in this timely reissue of one of social psychology's classic textbooks.

This book focuses on a singular cause of male violence—the perpetrator's sense of threat to one of his most valued possessions, namely, his reputation for strength and toughness. The theme of this book is that the Southern United States had—and has—a type of culture of honor.