Introduction

Abstract

As a psychologist who studied reasoning for a living, I always struggled to explain why my work was important, compared to that of my colleagues who studied decision making or morality. One reason for this struggle, I believe, is that the psychology of reasoning has always tended to eschew the form of reasoning that we most often engage in: figuring out other people. This book makes the argument that focusing on the way people reason about other people is key for the psychology of reasoning to unlock its full potential.