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The basic premise of you are not that smart is that although most of us believe we drive the bus of our life. You are not so smart introspection entries in life. If you havent, then this book is a great introduction. You are not so smart podcast 094 the backfire effect part two. Review of david mcraneys you are not so smart posted on 14 october 20 by mark r. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist david mcraney is here to tell you that youre as deluded as the rest of us. Never diving too deep into the science, each chapter gives examples and case studies into why we behave and think the way we do. Priming is all about the subconscious the extrarational something that, over the millennial, religions have adapted to. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, and 46 other ways youre deluding yourself. State university drew over 200 enthusiastic attendees to their presentation entitled, you are not so smart. In short, you keep the lights on, buy the coffee, and make the show possible. Introduction you xi 1 priming 1 2 confabulation 14 3 confirmation bias 27 4 hindsight bias 32 5. Based on the popular blog of the same name, you are not so smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday, including.

You are not so smart summarized part 1 house of sage. Participants described it as energetic, funny, and engaging, as well as informative, and encouraged that it be taken to a wider audience. Inspired by the book you are not so smart by david mcraney. Whether youre deciding which smartphone to purchase or which politician to believe, you think you are a rational being whose every decision is based on cool, detached logic. Please use this display as a guideline and modify as needed. You are not so smart is a book about all the wonderful ways you delude yourself every day. You are not so smart author david mcraney is best known as a journalist, having served as a reporter, editor, photographer and in his current position at a television station as the director of new media.

Whats next for psychologys embattled field of social priming. You are not that smart by david mcraney kathleen trotter. Introduction from you are not so smart by david mcraney you the misconception. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, an d 46 other ways youre deluding yourself paperback november 6, 2012. He brought a group of students into a room and showed them a. Review of david mcraneys you are not so smart views.

You are not so smart electronic resource epub ebook. You know when you are being influenced and how it is affecting your behavior. Youll discover just how irrational you really are, which delusions keep you sane, how to boost your productivity, and why youve never kept a new years resolution. The james rowland professor of psychology, professor of management at yale university, and founder of yales automaticity in cognition, motivation, and evaluation acme lab, john has conducted revolutionary research focused on nonconscious.

Many researchers say they now see social priming not so much as a way to sway peoples unconscious behaviour, but as an object lesson in how. Are old anchors controlling your current decisions. Trying to live and think as a rational human being is my goal. In this international bestseller, awardwinning journalist david mcraney examines the assorted ways we mislead ourselves every single day. And it doesnt mean we shouldnt trust the ability of untrained professionals. You are not so smart summarized part 1 posted on july 22, 2014 july 22, 2014 by sam i took an intro to psychology class last fall at sierra, and as all things go, i got a bit obsessed with the different fallacies we subconsciously encounter every day. In dieser serie mochte ich alle beschriebenen verhaltensweisen zusammenfassen, um ein besseres verstandnis dafur zu erhalten. Fallacies taken from you are not so smart, by david mcraney. One day, id love to hire a producer and a reporter to help the show grow and cover new ground by traveling. You are not so smart pdf summary david mcraney 12min blog. You are not so smart the book describes an interesting experiment conducted by tim wilson at the university of virginia in 1990. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Its like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Priming confirmation availability authority affect heuristic above all. Instead, you are unaware of the constant nudging you receive from ideas formed in your unconscious mind ex. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, and 46 other ways youre deluding yourself community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.

Posted on 201208 20120817 author hexmode categories books tags books, christianity, orthodoxy. You are as deluded as the rest of us, but thats ok, it keeps you sane. From the greatest scientist to the most humble artisan, every brain within every body is infested with. The central theme of you are not so smart is that you are unaware of how unaware you are. You are not so smart book by david mcraney full audiobook. Introduction from you are not so smart by david mcraney. You could use a healthy dose of humility, and inside this book youll find new entries on. A psychology course with all the boring bits taken out, prepare for a whirlwind tour of the latest research in the subject, fused with a healthy dose of humour and wit. John bargh is recognized as one of the worlds leading experts on the science of priming and the unconscious mind. When you are parting with your money, know the person on the other side of the deal thinks you are not so smart and is depending on the anchoring effect when they tell you how much you are about to save. People in the study were measured against those with experience in judging food quality, after all, so it is possible to be rationale about our decisions and still make good ones. I just started reading you are not so smart, and the first chapter was on priming, appropriately enough.

You become a selffulfilling prophecy primed by what you do. You often believe you have control over outcomes that are either random or are too complex to predict. Busi 700 b01 you are not so smart forum 3 group 2 three important concepts 1. If you are new to psychology, or looking for a light read on the subject, this is a good. Ive been reading david mcraneys book you are not so smart, which playfully but no less convincingly undermines the cherished belief that we are rational human beings for example, he writes about priming when a stimulus in the past affects the way you behave.

He has a passion for psychology which inspired his blog, also titled you are not so smart. You are not so smart covers 48 cognitive biases, most of which you ve probably already heard about or read in books such as dan arielys predictably irrational. You are not so smart is a celebration of selfdelusion. These choices, so predictable, ask yourself what drives them. Advertisement he brought a group of students into a room and. There is a growing body of work coming out of psychology and cognitive science that says you have no clue why you act the way you do, choose the things you choose or think the thoughts you think.

Chapter 1 priming chapter 2 confabulation chapter 3 confirmation bias. Once you know that priming is a part of life, you can prime yourself to be healthier be an agent of priming. These citations may not conform precisely to your selected citation style. But, as you are not so smart makes clear, even in the first chapter on priming, we are not the rational, thoughtful creatures we imagine ourselves to be. It provides the perfect amount of humor while educating you about why you are not so. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, and 46 other ways youre deluding yourself priming. Written in a light and humorous tone, you are not so smart is a nice introduction to several different areas of psychology. There are plenty of new topics and lots of exclusivetothebook content. You are not so smart confessions of a procrastinator. Why your memory is mostly fiction, why you have too many friends on facebook and 46 other ways youre deluding yourself and. This is the sort of thing you will find throughout this book, with explanations and musings to. You are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is. Introduction you xi 1 priming 1 2 confabulation 14 3 confirmation bias 27 4 hindsight bias 32 5 the texas sharpshooter fallacy 36 6 procrastination 44. There is branch of psychology and an oldbutgrowing body of research with findings that suggest you have little idea why you act or think the way you do.

Youre just as deluded as the rest of usbut thats okay, because being deluded is part of being human. In the west, though, we dont really seem to value things we cant reason our way towards. Kelly as i mentioned in a facebook post last night, without bookstores to browse through, i discover titles and authors i might not otherwise have seen most often through web excerpts and interviews at sites like slate and salon, huffington post, various. You are unaware of the constant nudging you receive from ideas. Transcripts cookies featured books yanss 178 behind the curve rebroadcast yanss 177 covid19 yanss 176 socks and crocs part two yanss 175 socks and crocs part one yanss 174 bad advice rebroadcast yanss 173 rule makers, rule breakers rebroadcast yanss 172 team human rebroadcast yanss. You are not so smart why your memory is mostly fiction. With no staff, the support of patrons allows me, david mcraney, to devote long hours to producing new content. You hold in your hands a compendium of information about selfdelusion and the wonderful. You could use a healthy dose of humility, and inside this book youll find new entries on topics like priming, expectation, confabulation, apophenia, normalcy bias, the fundamental attribution error, and many more along with expanded chapters on. Terms in this set 48 priming priming is when a stimulus in the past affects the way you behave and think or the way you perceive another stimulus later on.