Comparative Studies of How People Think: An Introduction

by Michael Cole and Michael Cole

Book Overview

The psychology of thinking has traditionally been in the business of making comparisons between different groups of people. On the whole, these comparisons have rendered a substantial body of knowledge; but all too often, they have suffered the pitfalls of faulty organizational logic and unfounded or invidious conclusions. In this extraordinarily clear and critical introduction, Michael Cole and Barbara Means out the problems involved in comparing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674152611
• ISBN13: 9780674152618
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.2"