Mathematical Thinking and Verifying Erroneous Intuition within the Context of Security. A Case Study

• Authors: Juliusz Piwowarski , Tadeusz Ratusiński

Abstracts

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The article presents an example which demonstrates how misconceptions and erroneous intuition of a subject can have an influence on making incorrect decisions. A simple case study demonstrates that being familiar with basic mathematical principles constitutes a tool sufficient to verify the correctness of reasoning by a subject and, as a result, to make decisions.

Keywords

EN

security culture; security studies; interdisciplinarity; Monty Hall paradox; making decisions; mathematical thinking; information technology

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego “Apeiron” w Krakowie
• Journal: Security Dimensions: International & National Studies
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 23(23)
• Pages: 165-174

Contributors

author

Juliusz Piwowarski

author

Tadeusz Ratusiński

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

1832604