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Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Sutherland, Norman Stuart
Andra namn: SUTHERLAND, Norman Stuart
SUTHERLAND, Stuart
SUTHERLAND, N. S.
Födelsedag: 1927-03-26
Avled: 1998-11-08
Kön: male
Nationalitet: UK
Födelseort: Birmingham, England, UK
Dödsort: Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
Utbildning: University of Oxford (DPhil - Zoology)
Yrken: psychologist
Professor of Experimental Psychology
Organisationer: Oxford University
University of Sussex

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Irrationality: The Enemy Within av Stuart Sutherland

Some of the psychology behind Behavioural Economics (and the arrogance of senior professionals who 'know more than laypeople).

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Parthurbook | 7 andra recensioner | Nov 6, 2023 |

Irrationality av Stuart Sutherland

The writing was perfectly fine, but I was already familiar with the concepts and information. So I quit reading it.

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SwitchKnitter | 7 andra recensioner | Dec 19, 2021 |

Irrationality: The enemy within av Stuart Sutherland

Although this book is nearly thirty years old, it was a thought-provoking read and definitely made me think, which was why I wanted to read it in the first place. Some of the examples seemed a bit old-fashioned and there was a couple of lines of argument that I thought were a bit weak, but on the whole, very interesting.

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mari_reads | 7 andra recensioner | Feb 24, 2020 |

Irrationality: The Enemy Within av Stuart Sutherland

This is the first pop science book on rationality I ever read, and it made a great impression on me. Of course, this is now more than twenty years old (the first edition dates from 1992), and probably nowadays there are many eqivalent books, but this one gives a good overview of many common pitfalls in decision making, illustrating many cognitive biases: from selective evidence, to overconfidence and ignoring or misinterpreting evidence. So you wont' get exposure to the latest developments on decision making, but the topics he treats are still current - Sutherland was a psychologist by trade, and he seems to know very well what he was writing about, adding to this a gripping writing style.

One thing I learned is: if you phone your friend to tell him you wrecked his car, then tell him it was a joke, he will forever think of you as a bad driver, even if you returned the car he lent you in absolutely pristine conditions! The moral of it - careful when making jokes :-)

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PaolaM | 7 andra recensioner | Mar 31, 2013 |

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