common sense‚ science stands a lonely pinnacle One of the strongest features of science is that it can correct our seriously flawed cognition and give us an unfiltered view of reality. Most people put a lot of faith into relying on common sense and intuition‚ but as any psychologist will tell you‚ this faith is misplaced. Science helps us to understand the universe by freeing us from a reliance on gut-feelings or unchecked reasoning hopelessly rooted in the unsystematic software of our brains. Common
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Most industries have an orthodoxy – a set of deeply-held‚ unspoken beliefs that everyone follows when it comes to “how we do things around here.” This is the functional equivalent of a set of blinders‚ like horses wear. We continue plodding straight ahead‚ unable to see what lies to the right or left of us. By questioning assumptions during every point of the product or service development process‚ we can entertain new ideas and possibilities. Mattimore tells the story of his colleague Gary Fraser
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interviewing several top executives‚ Hayashi states that he too‚ "Tries to make and track decisions by trusting his gut and not squelching his emotions." ____________________________________________________________ ____________ Biological Basis of Intuition Many top executives rely on a "gut feeling"‚ rather than facts and figures‚ to make a final decision of any magnitude. Bob Lutz of Chrysler‚ Richard Aldoo of Wisconsin Energy Corporation‚ and Ralph Larsen of Johnson & Johnson‚ all describe the
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Question 1: Which biases in decision making can be identified in the performances of both Pieterson and Gack? How can the identified biases be overcome? In general‚ the decision making style for manager approach decision making is toward rational and intuitive thinking. In rational thinking a person consider the problem in a rational‚ step-by-step and analytical way. Rational thinking person will resolve a complex and complicated problem into smaller part and then resolve them in a rational‚
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Smarts vs. Arrogance Gary Varvel was born in Indianapolis‚ Indiana in 1957. When he was a child he came across a copy of MAD Magazine‚ he then fell in love with cartoons. He went to John Herron School of Art at Indiana University and Perdue University at Indianapolis (Cartoonist Profile). He’s been drawing for years and got offered a ton of jobs. I choose this political cartoon by him because it is straight to the point and it could mean a ton of things. The message of this cartoon is to make America
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In modern day‚ health care professionals are often faced with medical decisions that affect clients seeking treatment. They are faced with situations on whether to continue care‚ determining the direction of care‚ and even deciding whom they should treat. Often‚ these decisions present an ethical dilemma. According to McConnell (2014)‚ the features of a moral dilemma consist of a situation where the $$$$agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions; the agent can do each of the actions;
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The framers of our political system designed it based on the future prevention of corruption. Americans criticize policy makers because they do not realize what kind of checks and balances are set into place. This helps to prevent an extreme biased that gives a certain group a huge advantage or disadvantage. Institutions all have their own set of rules and behaviors that operate differently from one another. Generally institutions are created based on special interests. Political scientist agree
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though faith. That which is unique and definitive about being human is the way in which non-humans (animals) appear to make decisions; also‚ with decisions based upon emotion‚ intuition‚ authority‚ superstition‚ and faith. It is also a faculty transcending the understanding and providing a priori principles with intuition. Some people use reason to express in logical and/or argumentative form by way of persuasion. A theologist uses reason to rationalize specific explanations that they consider
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Coelho‚ a boy named Santiago discovers his ability to fulfill actions for himself with the help of many mentors who he meets on his journey. Journeys allow individuals to encounter new people and ideas which ultimately lead them to trust their own intuition instead of seeking guidance from others. At the beginning of both The Alchemist and Fahrenheit 451‚ the protagonists voluntarily complete actions
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overconfidence- illustrate why we can’t rely solely on intuition and common sense. The Limits of Intuition and Common Sense Our intuition can lead us astray. Did We Know It All Along? Hindsight Bias Hindsight bias- The tendency to believe‚ after learning an outcome‚ that one would have foreseen it. (I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon) Common sense describes what has happened more easily than it predicts what will happen. Our intuition may tell us that familiarity breeds contempt‚
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