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11. Smart People Are Not Stupid, But They Sure Can Be Foolish
The Imbalance Theory of Foolishness
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Robert J. Sternberg
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Why and When Are Smart People Stupid? 1
- 2. Beliefs That Make Smart People Dumb 24
- 3. Smart People Doing Dumb Things 42
- 4. The Engine of Folly 64
- 5. When Smart People Behave Stupidly 86
- 6 Sex, Lies, and Audiotapes 106
- 7. Rationality, Intelligence, and Levels of Analysis in Cognitive Science 124
- 8. Smart Is as Stupid Does 159
- 9. Personality Dispositions 187
- 10. When ‘‘Stupid’’ Is Smarter Than We Are 212
- 11. Smart People Are Not Stupid, But They Sure Can Be Foolish 232
- List of Contributors 243
- Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Why and When Are Smart People Stupid? 1
- 2. Beliefs That Make Smart People Dumb 24
- 3. Smart People Doing Dumb Things 42
- 4. The Engine of Folly 64
- 5. When Smart People Behave Stupidly 86
- 6 Sex, Lies, and Audiotapes 106
- 7. Rationality, Intelligence, and Levels of Analysis in Cognitive Science 124
- 8. Smart Is as Stupid Does 159
- 9. Personality Dispositions 187
- 10. When ‘‘Stupid’’ Is Smarter Than We Are 212
- 11. Smart People Are Not Stupid, But They Sure Can Be Foolish 232
- List of Contributors 243
- Index 245
