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Intuition:

Its Powers and Perils
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Yale University Press, 2004 - Psychology - 322 pages
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 shows us that while intuition can provide us with useful--and often amazing--insights, it can also dangerously mislead us--Publisher's description.
  

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User Review  - Christina Nikita - Goodreads

Amazing book! Full of research information but still easy to read! Looking forward to reading the other half! Read full review

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User Review - Goodreads

Intuition: Its Powers and Perils is an extremely accessible read. Much like Malcolm Gladwell did with the book Blink, psychology professor David G. Myers presents a fascinating, introductory ...

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Contents

PART II THE PERILS OF INTUITION
65
PART III PRACTICAL INTUITION
131
Epilogue
247
Notes
251
Index
309
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About the author (2004)

David G. Myers is John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College.

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