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This collection of papers is a follow-up to Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases and traces more recent developments in the Heuristics and Biases Research Programme in psychology.

The first half of the book's Introduction, "Heuristics and Biases: Then and Now" by Thomas Gilovich and Dale Griffin, is available as a free PDF download from the Cambridge University Press site.

Outline of the Book

• Part I: Theoretical and Empirical Extensions
  • A. Representativeness and Availability
  • B. Anchoring, Contamination and Compatibility
  • C. Forecasting, Confidence and Calibration
  • D. Optimism
• Part II: New Theoretical Directions
  • A. Two Systems of Reasoning
  • B. Support Theory
  • C. Alternative Perspectives on Heuristics
• Part III: Real World Applications
  • A. Everyday Judgment and Behaviour
  • B. Expert Judgement