Jonathan St B. T. Evans
Jonathan St B. T. Evans | |
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| Born | 30 June 1948 |
| Other names | Jonathan Evans |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Dual process theory |
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| Thesis | Deductive reasoning and linguistic usage (with special reference to negation)[1] |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Cathcart Wason |
| Website | Official website  |
Jonathan St B. T. Evans (born 30 June 1948)
Early life and career
Evans began his academic career studying psychology (with a philosophy minor) at University College London in 1966, graduating in 1969 with a first-class honours degree.[4][5] The same year, he began a Ph.D. on human inference titled "Deductive reasoning and linguistic usage (with special reference to negation)", supervised by Peter Cathcart Wason, which he completed in 1972.[1] He published his first scientific paper, an early account of statistical data analysis by a computer program, in 1971. He spent the next three years at what is now London Metropolitan University.[4][5]
In 1974, Evans relocated to
Research interests
Evans has worked on all aspects of thinking and reasoning, but is best known for his work on
Evans helped to establish the journal Thinking & Reasoning and was its editor from 1995 to 2011; he was a member of the editorial board of Psychological Review from 2009 to 2014.[3][9]
Selected publications
Books
- Jonathan St B. T. Evans (2010). Thinking Twice: Two minds in one brain. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-954729-6.
- — (2013). The Psychology of Deductive Reasoning (Psychology Revivals). Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-317-82046-8.
- — (2013). Reasoning, Rationality and Dual Processes: Selected works of Jonathan St B.T. Evans. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-134-61021-1.
- — (2015). How to Be a Researcher: A strategic guide for academic success. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-42260-0.
- — (2017). Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. OCLC 1006485276.
- — (2019). Hypothetical Thinking: Dual Processes in Reasoning and Judgement. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-00-076868-8.
Collaborations
- Jonathan St. B. T. Evans; Stephen E. Newstead; Ruth M. J. Byrne (1993). Human Reasoning: The Psychology of Deduction. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-86377-314-3.
- Peter Cathcart Wason; Stephen E. Newstead; Jonathan St. B. T. Evans (1995). Perspectives on Thinking and Reasoning: Essays in Honour of Peter Wason. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-86377-358-7.
- Jonathan St. B. T. Evans; David E Over (2004). If: Supposition, Pragmatics, and Dual Processes. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-852513-4.
- Jonathan St. B. T. Evans; Keith Frankish (2009). In Two Minds: Dual Processes and Beyond. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923016-7.
- Jonathan St. B.T. Evans; David E. Over (2013). Rationality and Reasoning. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-135-47230-6.
Articles
- Wason, P.C.; Evans, J. St B.T. (January 1974). "Dual processes in reasoning?". Cognition. 3 (2): 141–154. S2CID 17184015.
- Evans, Jonathan St B. T. (November 1984). "Heuristic and analytic processes in reasoning". British Journal of Psychology. 75 (4): 451–468. ISSN 0007-1269.
- — (October 2003). "In two minds: dual-process accounts of reasoning". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 7 (10): 454–459. S2CID 12508462.
- — (18 April 2005). "8. Deductive reasoning". In Morrison, Robert (ed.). The Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82417-0.
- — (1 January 2008). "Dual-Processing Accounts of Reasoning, Judgment, and Social Cognition". Annual Review of Psychology. 59 (1): 255–278. S2CID 12246493.
- — (2016). "A brief history of the Wason selection task". In Galbraith, Neil; Lucas, Erica; Over, David (eds.). The Thinking Mind: A Festschrift for Ken Manktelow. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781317384083. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- — (October 2016). "Reasoning, Biases and Dual Processes: The Lasting Impact of Wason (1960)". Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 69 (10): 2076–2092. S2CID 21583387.
See also
- Peter Cathcart Wason
- Dual process theory
- Reasoning
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-21756-9.
- ^ "Evans, Jonathan St. B. T., 1948-". US Library of Congress. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Professor Jonathan Evans: Emeritus Professor". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 9781136939099. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-351-62041-3.
- ISBN 978-1-137-49022-3.
- S2CID 17184015.
- ISBN 978-1-351-79136-6.
- ^ "Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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