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How reliable is our intuition? How much should we depend on gut-level instinct rather than rational analysis when we play the stock market, choose a mate, hire an employee, or assess our own abilities? In this engaging and accessible book, David G. Myers reports on recent psychological science that reveals an unconscious mind—an intuitive mind—that Freud never told us about. We operate like jumbo jets, flying through life mostly on autopilot. This out-of-sight thinking feeds our expertise, our creativity, our spirituality.

Myers also shines the light of evidence on some fascinating questions: Why do people intuitively fear the wrong things? Are some people, such as women, more intuitive? Why do athletes, interviewers, investors, gamblers, and psychics so predictably fall prey to their illusory intuitions? While intuition can provide us with useful—and often amazing—insights, it can also dangerously mislead us. Intuition: Its Powers and Perils shows how we can think smarter, even while hearing the creative whispers of our unseen mind?

For reviews, excerpts, related articles, and links please visit the book website: www.davidmyers.org/intuition.

Book of Distinction: 2004
Publication Date: September 2002
ISBN: 9780300095319 (0300095317), $24.95, Hardcover
Illustrations: yes
Publisher: Yale University Press

Author Info

David G. Myers, Ph.D., is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College, Holland, MI. Dr. Myers' articles have appeared in five dozen periodicals, from Science to Scientific American. His fifteen books include six best-selling psychology texts, five books that relate psychological science to religion, and four general audience trade books such as The Pursuit of Happiness. He is the recipient of the Gordon Allport Prize for his National Science Foundation-funded experiments on group influence. For further information please visit his website: www.davidmyers.org.

Editorial Reviews



	Intuition Its Powers and Perils Myers, David G. List Price: $24.95 Available at the Publisher's website Book Information / Details Author Info Editorial Reviews Press Release How reliable is our intuition? How much should we depend on gut-level instinct rather than rational analysis when we play the stock market, choose a mate, hire an employee, or assess our own abilities? In this engaging and accessible book, David G. Myers reports on recent psychological science that reveals an unconscious mind—an intuitive mind—that Freud never told us about. We operate like jumbo jets, flying through life mostly on autopilot. This out-of-sight thinking feeds our expertise, our creativity, our spirituality. Myers also shines the light of evidence on some fascinating questions: Why do people intuitively fear the wrong things? Are some people, such as women, more intuitive? Why do athletes, interviewers, investors, gamblers, and psychics so predictably fall prey to their illusory intuitions? While intuition can provide us with useful—and often amazing—insights, it can also dangerously mislead us. Intuition: Its Powers and Perils shows how we can think smarter, even while hearing the creative whispers of our unseen mind? For reviews, excerpts, related articles, and links please visit the book website: www.davidmyers.org/intuition. Book of Distinction: 2004 Publication Date: September 2002 ISBN: 9780300095319 (0300095317), $24.95, Hardcover Illustrations: yes Publisher: Yale University Press Author Info David G. Myers, Ph.D., is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College, Holland, MI. Dr. Myers' articles have appeared in five dozen periodicals, from Science to Scientific American. His fifteen books include six best-selling psychology texts, five books that relate psychological science to religion, and four general audience trade books such as The Pursuit of Happiness. He is the recipient of the Gordon Allport Prize for his National Science Foundation-funded experiments on group influence. For further information please visit his website: www.davidmyers.org. Editorial Reviews Choice Human Nature Review Library Journal Los Angeles Times Book Review Publishers Weekly Scientific American Press Release no press releases for this title
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