information is not always a good thing‚ and some of the best decisions come from gut instinct. In the first chapter‚ Malcolm introduces the idea of thin-slicing‚ our unconscious ability to determine what is important in a very short period of time. In more basic terms‚ thin-slicing is our gut instinct. The more you train your brain‚ the more accurate the thin-slicing will be. We frequently make decisions in the blink of an eye without even noticing. Gladwell talks about an interesting experiment by John
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Academic Reading and Writing I Discursive essay Thin-slicing for Citizens of Kazakhstan Instructor’s name: Brad Comann Student’s name: Ruslan Assanbekov “There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in month of rational analysis” ~Malcolm Gladwell‚ Blink (9). Every day we are faced with decisions. The quality of them often determines the pattern of our lives. There’s the question:
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking‚ he takes a new twist on the idea of thin-slicing‚ which he describes as‚ “the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience” (23). Throughout the four previous chapters‚ he explained how thin-slicing works and how it can be useful in everyday life. However‚ in this chapter‚ offers the other side of thin-slicing‚ demonstrating how it cannot always be trusted. He shows how it can be also be
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Cognitive Learning Theories & Behavioral Learning Theories in Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Cognitive learning theory is the study of human cognitive processes of learning to explore the laws of learning theories. Main points include that people are the subject taking initiative to learn; the process people acquire information is that the information exchange process of perception‚ attention‚ memory‚ understanding and problem solving. Behavioral learning theory is the stimulus-response
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an idea he calls “thin-slicing.” Thin-slicing is the concept that our unconscious can take lightning-quick bits of experiences and use preconceived notions about behaviors and situations to interpret them. Our unconscious thin-slices the world around us on a constantly– every person we meet or even already know we thin-slice. In times of panic‚ our brains rely on those split-second decisions based on what we have unconsciously observed. The reactions that we have from thin-slicing are sometimes called
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explain how "we need to respect the fact that it is possible to know without knowing why we know and accept that--sometimes--we’re better off that way". 2) Body Paragraphs 1/2: Summary a) Opening: Gladwell describes the main subject of his book as "thin-slicing": our ability to gauge what is important from a very narrow period of experience. b) Example: John Gottman is a researcher well known for his work on marital relationships. After analyzing a normal conversation between a husband and wife for an
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explores the idea of “thin-slicing‚” which is the act of the brain only using a small bit of information to make a decision. These types of snap judgements are sometimes thought to be inferior to well thought out and studied decisions. Gladwell shows that well researched decisions are not always better decisions. Rapid cognition‚ or “thin-slicing‚” is observed in many cultures and is used by many people around the world. In some ways‚ one can make the case that “thin-slicing” is derived from nature
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with each other. 10. Thin-Slicing- making concise‚ educated decisions without much information‚ unconsciously‚ in short amounts of time. 11. Warren Harding Error- the mistake that people make during thin-slicing. People will uphold their initial judgment of someone or something‚ while rejecting later data. 12. Speed dating- A type of dating that involves men moving from table to table to talk to the women seated there in six minute increments. Perfect example of thin-slicing. 13. Insight Puzzle-
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discusses the adaptive unconsciousness. He refers to the process as thin slicing – using small pieces of information to make rapid decisions‚ which he portrays as an amazing decision making tool. He then addresses the fact that as amazing as thin-slicing is‚ it has disadvantages too. First impressions are not always accurate. The pattern the brain uses to come to conclusions is based on personal experiences‚ therefore thin-slicing‚ is dependent on perception and does not always produce correct snap
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Thesis: People should not trust their ability to thin-slice in situations. I think that Malcolm Gladwell has proven that in experts‚ decisions should not be made in the blink of an eye. Body 2: Similarly‚ the concept of thin-slicing has its disadvantages because it proves that people are “really vulnerable to being guided by stereotypes‚”(Gladwell‚ 233). This holds true in cases often regarding race. For example‚ prior to the school integration of white and black children in the late 1950’s‚
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