The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charles T. Munger Selections from three of Charlie Munger’s talks‚ combined into one talk never made‚ after revisions by Charlie in 2005 that included considerable new material. The three talks were: (1) The Bray Lecture at the Caltech Faculty Club‚ February 2‚ 1992; (2) Talk under the Sponsorship of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies at the Harvard Faculty Club‚ October 6‚ 1994; and the extensive revision by Charlie in 2005‚ made from memory unassisted
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Psychology of Human Behavior ROUGH DRAFT Everybody responds and behaves differently to events based on their own personalities. Some people are morning people‚ god knows why‚ but they are. Whereas other people like to stay up later because they get more done at night. That behavior is one that is programed to you from birth. If you don’t like mornings‚ you cannot make yourself like mornings‚ it’s not going to happen. But other behaviors are learned‚ based on our upbringing and environment. Our
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Check Point: Basic Concept in Positive Psychology * What do researches mean by ‘subjective well-being’? How is this construct measured? What the researchers mean by ‘subjective well-being’ is that it takes a broad view of happiness‚ beyond the pursuit of short-term of physical pleasures defining a narrow hedonism. It is also define as life satisfaction‚ the presence of positive affect‚ and a relative absence of negative affect. ‘Subjective well-being’ is measured by hedonic well-being where
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Yoruba and Maori Body Art For centuries body art and ornamentation has been performed in different cultures across the world to signify various meanings. Through anthropological research‚ we find that scarification‚ piercings‚ and permanent and nonpermanent tattooing are forms of body art and ornamentation that can be seen as a visual language done for many reasons. Schildkrout (2004) mentions "Skin‚ as a visible way of defining individual identity and cultural difference is not only a highly elaborated
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"Don’t judge a book by its cover . Don’t be quick to judge . Before you can judge ‚ make sure you are perfect. When you judge‚ the the other four fingers of your hands are pointing back at you. " are quotes from revered people like Nick Vujicic. However‚ it is indispensible that it is a whole different world in reality. People are quick to judge to bring down others for the sake of ’fun’ and ’pleasure’. Amber Rose scandal illustrates how quick people seize opportunities to judge and shame
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The Yoruba people occupy the Southwestern part of Nigeria‚ they account for about 20% of the population of the country. They are believed historically to have migrated from the Middle-Eastern part of the world during the medieval period. They are a religious group of people who are mainly Christians‚ Muslims or of Traditional beliefs. The Yoruba people are mainly involved in the financial‚ press and educational sectors of the country. The Yoruba people have different stories about their origin‚
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References: Chapter 2 of Positive Psychology
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civil war. The civil war included three different tribes: the Biafra (Igbo) people‚ the Yoruba‚ and the Hausa-Fulani. The conflict was so bad that the United Nations had to get involved. The Biafra tribe is better known as the Igbo people. The Igbo’s land first came to contact with Portugal in the 15th centuries. There was a major market for buying and selling Igbo slaves. For the first time in 1928‚
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Abnormal Psychology Concepts and Diagnoses Discuss the concepts of normality and abnormality. (Discuss: Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments‚ factors or hypotheses. Opinions or conclusions should be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence) Defining Abnormality * There are several characteristics that can be viewed as components of abnormal behaviour. * These cannot be used independently‚ as no one component sufficiently defines abnormality
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Fundamental Concepts of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Jessica Lindsay University of Phoenix PSY 435 Facilitator: Gary Mayhew‚ Ed. D. July 26‚ 2011 Fundamental Concepts of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Industrial and Organizational (I/O) psychology is a field of psychology that “involves the scientific study of the human side of organizations and includes the application of the principles and findings of the research” (Spector‚ 2008‚ p. 4). This field consists of research
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