the opening line of the speech‚ Ariely makes a joke saying‚ "I’ll tell you a little bit about irrational behavior. Not yours‚ of course - other people’s." Describe the cognitive bias he is pointing out from the very beginning of this talk. The cognitive bias that he is pointing out from the beginning is that it’s impossible that no one has any irrational behavior. He makes a statement about irrational behavior in which the audience “does not have” according to Ariely‚ but this is not true making
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To insist that any civilized nation attempt to combat irrational‚ hostile nations or terrorist organizations by following international law is itself irrational. The UN and international law in general need to be able to adjust to face unique threats. Fighting an enemy that does not adhere to rules of warfare or international law while “playing by the rules” is a recipe for disaster. A simple example of this is the use of uniforms. The Geneva Conventions provided that lawful combatants must wear
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Surrealism: Andre Brenton: Was dissatisfied with DADA Wanted a more organized and realistic He explored automatic righting and discussed the irrational and the accidental thought process in painting He published a manifesto in 1924 (statement of ideas about the movement) Was based on Freud the idea of the conscious mind struggling against the irrational and the unconscious Implemented the idea that the individual is free to express their personal desires Definition of Surrealism: Thought
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certainly blame the irrational person due to internal objective morals that we can enforce upon them even if they do not agree with it. An example Markovits and Williams discuss is being able to blame or condemn a husband that is treating his wife poorly for no obvious reason. I agree that we can blame the irrational per-son who in this example is the husband. I’m not sure that we can rely on an objective moral code to judge with certainty when we objectively condemn or blame an irrational wrongdoer. I
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EMOTIONS IRRATIONAL THINKING & DEBILITATIVE EMOTIONS Many debilitative feelings come from irrational thoughts‚ called “fallacies” here. Often times we are not aware of these thoughts‚ which makes them particularly powerful. 1. The Fallacy of Perfection: the belief that you should be able to handle every situation with confidence and skill. Once you believe that it is possible to be a perfect communicator‚ the next step is to believe that others won’t like you if you’re not perfect.
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Psychodynamic Therapy involves an exploration of a client’s past‚ particularly their childhood experiences. What is the value of exploring a client’s past in this approach? Thanks! Learning about the origins of where this theory came from was very interesting for me‚ as it was by accident when I first started to realise how much our earliest childhood experiences could damage and affect people. I actually thought prior to that realisation that I had an okay childhood‚ but the more I thought about
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Looking Good is Feeling Good Women are far more concerned about physical appearance and weight than they are about disease and mortality. • Women want to take care of themselves but are unlikely to do very much until they absolutely have to. Predictably‚ as women age and encounter a greater frequency and severity of physical ailments‚ their concerns about actual health issues and disease prevention increases • All generations of women maintain a high degree of concern about appearance and
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The difference between the patricians and the plebeian classes In European history‚ when we mentioned Rome‚ people usually associated this strong empire with the matrix of Western civilization. Nevertheless‚ under its past glories‚ actually there were some rift‚ dissension and tension within this stratified society. In early Rome‚ the internal contradictoriness between the patricians and the plebeian classes was a typical example of radical changes that not only catalysed a plebeian revolt eventually
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IV-INTEGRITY Different Kinds of Phobias Ablutophobia: It is a persistent and irrational fear of bathing‚ washing‚ or cleaning. The phobia is more common in women and children‚ especially with people who are extremely emotional. Acarophobia: It is an abnormal and exaggerated fear of mites‚ small insects‚ or worms that cause itching. Bacillophobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria)‚ microbes and germs. The phobia is also known as bacteriophobia
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event is the math class exam What seems to be the “C‚” or consequences‚ in this case? Depressed and hopelessness because of the exam. What irrational belief(s)‚ or “B‚” could be applicable in this example? He deem it hopeless as he lost confidence passing on that class. What arguments would you proposed to dispute these irrational beliefs? The irrational belief must come from that of it’s an "important exam" that it might have a huge grade impact. Failing might cause all his hardwork to be dragged
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