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Keith Stanovich: What Intelligence Tests Miss

Keith Stanovich: What Intelligence Tests Miss

Jan 07, 2019 by Kaj_Sotala

A summary of some of the main ideas in Keith Stanovich's book What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought. The book discusses a number of concepts related to LW, taking the perspective of biases as a thing that prevent people from taking full advantage of their intelligence.

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67A Taxonomy of Bias: The Cognitive Miser
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24A Taxonomy of Bias: Mindware Problems
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53What Intelligence Tests Miss: The psychology of rational thought
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