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Does Language Influence Culture? - WSJ.com
Do English, Indonesian, Russian and Turkish speakers end up attending to, understanding, and remembering their experiences differently simply because they speak different languages?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383131592767868.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5
Tags: language, psychology, thought, cognition, structure, english, thinking, diversity, world, differences Saved by: admin at 25 Jul 2010
Do English, Indonesian, Russian and Turkish speakers end up attending to, understanding, and remembering their experiences differently simply because they speak different languages?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383131592767868.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5
Tags: language, psychology, thought, cognition, structure, english, thinking, diversity, world, differences Saved by: admin at 25 Jul 2010
How facts backfire - The Boston Globe
If people are furnished with the facts, they will be clearer thinkers and better citizens. If they are ignorant, facts will enlighten them. If they are mistaken, facts will set them straight. In the... Read more
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/?page=full
Tags: psychology, politics, misinformation, cognition, facts, society, article, brain, neuroscience, argument_against_convention Saved by: admin at 12 Jul 2010
If people are furnished with the facts, they will be clearer thinkers and better citizens. If they are ignorant, facts will enlighten them. If they are mistaken, facts will set them straight. In the... Read more
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/?page=full
Tags: psychology, politics, misinformation, cognition, facts, society, article, brain, neuroscience, argument_against_convention Saved by: admin at 12 Jul 2010
Op-Ed Contributor - Mind Over Mass Media - NYTimes.com
'Critics of new media sometimes [cite] research that shows how “experience can change the brain.” But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every time we learn a fact or ski... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/opinion/11Pinker.html
Tags: internet, brain, via:packrati.us, psychology, media, attention, distraction, technology, web, cognition Saved by: admin at 12 Jun 2010
'Critics of new media sometimes [cite] research that shows how “experience can change the brain.” But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every time we learn a fact or ski... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/opinion/11Pinker.html
Tags: internet, brain, via:packrati.us, psychology, media, attention, distraction, technology, web, cognition Saved by: admin at 12 Jun 2010
You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart is a blog devoted to self delusion and irrational thinking. There’s a lot of research out there suggesting you have no idea why you act or think the way you do. It feels awful... Read more
http://youarenotsosmart.com/
Tags: psychology, blog, science, blogs, humor, interesting, sociology, bias, daily, cognition Saved by: admin at 08 Jun 2010
You Are Not So Smart is a blog devoted to self delusion and irrational thinking. There’s a lot of research out there suggesting you have no idea why you act or think the way you do. It feels awful... Read more
http://youarenotsosmart.com/
Tags: psychology, blog, science, blogs, humor, interesting, sociology, bias, daily, cognition Saved by: admin at 08 Jun 2010
BBC News - Creative minds 'mimic schizophrenia'
Creativity is akin to insanity, say scientists who have been studying how the mind works. Brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with sch... Read more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10154775.stm
Tags: creativity, psychology, health, science, art, mind, education, cognition, brain, intelligence Saved by: admin at 30 May 2010
Creativity is akin to insanity, say scientists who have been studying how the mind works. Brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with sch... Read more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10154775.stm
Tags: creativity, psychology, health, science, art, mind, education, cognition, brain, intelligence Saved by: admin at 30 May 2010
Cognitive Biases - A Visual Study Guide by the Royal Society of Account Planning | Scribd
This document is for anyone who is trying to memorize all of the cognitive biases so they can better understand human thought and behavior. It’s especially recommended for account planners, marketer... Read more
http://www.scribd.com/documents/30548590/Cognitive-Biases-A-Visual-Study-Guide-by-the-Royal-Society-of-Account-Planning
Tags: psychology, cognitive, bias, research, brain, biases, guide, science, logic, cognition Saved by: admin at 18 May 2010
This document is for anyone who is trying to memorize all of the cognitive biases so they can better understand human thought and behavior. It’s especially recommended for account planners, marketer... Read more
http://www.scribd.com/documents/30548590/Cognitive-Biases-A-Visual-Study-Guide-by-the-Royal-Society-of-Account-Planning
Tags: psychology, cognitive, bias, research, brain, biases, guide, science, logic, cognition Saved by: admin at 18 May 2010
Depression’s Upside - NYTimes.com
The bad news is that this deliberate thought process is slow, tiresome and prone to distraction; the prefrontal cortex soon grows exhausted and gives out. Andrews and Thomson see depression as a way o... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28depression-t.html
Tags: depression, psychology, evolution, health, brain, cognition, creativity, emotions, darwin, intelligence Saved by: admin at 28 Feb 2010
The bad news is that this deliberate thought process is slow, tiresome and prone to distraction; the prefrontal cortex soon grows exhausted and gives out. Andrews and Thomson see depression as a way o... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28depression-t.html
Tags: depression, psychology, evolution, health, brain, cognition, creativity, emotions, darwin, intelligence Saved by: admin at 28 Feb 2010
Short-Term Memory and Web Usability (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Summary: The human brain is not optimized for the abstract thinking and data memorization that that websites often demand. Many usability guidelines are dictated by cognitive limitations.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/short-term-memory.html
Tags: usability, webdesign, memory, psychology, nielsen, cognitive, design, ux, cognition, hci Saved by: admin at 08 Dec 2009
Summary: The human brain is not optimized for the abstract thinking and data memorization that that websites often demand. Many usability guidelines are dictated by cognitive limitations.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/short-term-memory.html
Tags: usability, webdesign, memory, psychology, nielsen, cognitive, design, ux, cognition, hci Saved by: admin at 08 Dec 2009
Getting It Wrong: Surprising Tips on How to Learn: Scientific American
For years, many educators have championed “errorless learning," advising teachers (and students) to create study conditions that do not permit errors. For example, a classroom teacher might drill st... Read more
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=getting-it-wrong
Tags: learning, education, science, memory, psychology, brain, cognition, studying, research, data Saved by: admin at 21 Oct 2009
For years, many educators have championed “errorless learning," advising teachers (and students) to create study conditions that do not permit errors. For example, a classroom teacher might drill st... Read more
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=getting-it-wrong
Tags: learning, education, science, memory, psychology, brain, cognition, studying, research, data Saved by: admin at 21 Oct 2009
List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cognitive bias is a pattern of deviation in judgment that occurs in particular situations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Decision-making_and_behavioral_biases
Tags: thinking, bias, psychology, philosophy, reference, decision-making, research, cognition, interesting, argument Saved by: admin at 06 Oct 2009
A cognitive bias is a pattern of deviation in judgment that occurs in particular situations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Decision-making_and_behavioral_biases
Tags: thinking, bias, psychology, philosophy, reference, decision-making, research, cognition, interesting, argument Saved by: admin at 06 Oct 2009