Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that...

"This accessible and introductory guide to critical thinking will help you think like a scientist, learn to question everything, and understand how your own brain can trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone to think like a scientist, embrace the skeptical life, and improve their critical thinking...

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking.
Utilizing the linguistic insights of her "witty and brilliant" (Blyth Roberson, author of America the Beautiful?) first book Wordslut and the sociological explorations...

Monkey has a big box, which he tells Cake has a cat inside, but only when the box is closed; Cake suggest that maybe it is a dinosaur instead, and the two friends puzzle over how they can solve the problem of finding out what is in the box, if it is always empty when opened.

Just about every law enforcement entrance exam contains a section testing your reasoning or judgment ability. Why? Regardless of the law enforcement area you choose for your career, you'll have to make tough, education decisions on the job on a regular basis. This e-book provides essential practice and review for key reasoning, critical analysis, and problem-solving skills found on many official law enforcement exams. This comprehensive study resource...

The second MCAT Verbal Reasoning practice test offers the essential practice necessary to prepare for this section of the official MCAT. Like the official entrance exam, this online exam tests a candidate's reading comprehension ability to think logically.

The ten questions in this instantly scored practice set measure a candidate's ability to reason and to see relationships between words. It will help familiarize a candidate with the types of questions found in the Verbal Analogies subtest of the AFOQT.