Why smart people can be so stupid

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This volume investigates the psychological basis for stupidity in everyday life. Experts shed light on the nature and theory of stupidity, whether stupidity is measurable, how people can avoid stupidity and its devastating consequences, and much more.



One need not look far to find breathtaking acts of stupidity committed by people who are smart, or even brilliant. The behavior of smart individuals—from presidents to prosecutors to professors—is at times so amazingly stupid as to seem inexplicable. Why do otherwise intelligent people think and behave in ways so stupid that they sometimes destroy their livelihoods or even their lives?
This book is the first devoted to investigating what the most current psychological research can tell us about stupidity in everyday life. The contributors to the volume, renowned scholars in various areas of human intelligence, present fascinating examples of people messing up their lives, and they offer insights into the reasons for such behavior. From a variety of perspectives, the contributors discuss:
• The nature and theory of stupidity
• How stupidity contributes to stupid behavior
• Whether stupidity is measurable
While many millions of dollars are spent each year on intelligence research and testing to determine who has the ability to succeed, next to nothing is spent to determine who will make use of their intelligence and not squander it by behaving stupidly. Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid focuses on the neglected side of this discussion, reviewing the full range of theory and research on stupid behavior and analyzing what it tells us about how people can avoid stupidity and its devastating consequences.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 11 augustus 2003

Aantal pagina's: 272

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Robert J. Sternberg

Hoofdredacteur: Robert J. Sternberg

Hoofduitgeverij: Yale University Press

Editie: New ed

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 156 mm

Product hoogte: 13 mm

Product lengte: 234 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 163 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 236 mm

Verpakking lengte: 16 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 386 g

EAN: 9780300101706

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