Post by sakibkhan49 on Feb 25, 2024 3:36:41 GMT
1. Cognitive Avarice Do you know what they say? Minimum effort, maximum yield ! Our brain works more or less like this and is a real cognitive miser . In this field the term stingy has a new meaning and is used to designate our brain's tendency to minimize or avoid cognitive efforts. We can imagine the consequences: we tend to solve problems in the simplest and least tiring way possible to avoid the most cognitively demanding processes and efforts. This applies to everyone, but let's not be scared. The tendency towards simplification and speed was a natural evolution of our species which learned to make decisions quickly and use simple methods to solve problems.
But think about what can happen when all speed and simplicity Chinese UK Phone Number List meet the complex ecosystem of current information. A short circuit comes to mind! To you? 2. The Dual Process theory To explain this paragraph we need your attention because we would like you to remember these words when you find yourself making decisions and evaluating what you read. So, are you ready? We have just said that between the easy and the difficult we choose what is simpler. To put it more completely you should know that we have two ways of thinking called systems: System 1 is automatic and involuntary system 2 is an analytical process and requires greater cognitive efforts Guess which one we choose? Exact! The double process theory has shown that between the two systems we tend to choose system 1 , i.e.
the simpler and more involuntary one which is well suited to the speed of our times. On the contrary, system 2 is by definition slow and voluntary and consequently less used. After all this theory, let's take a practical example . By often adopting automatic information processing, it is clear that some crucial details of the news we read may not be processed correctly. For example, we tend to remember the event we read or heard, but forget that it was false or debunked news. Furthermore, you should know that fake news sticks in your mind much longer than true news (because it appeals to emotions, of course) and that it circulates online six times faster than the latter. Did you know that? 3. Confirmation bias
But think about what can happen when all speed and simplicity Chinese UK Phone Number List meet the complex ecosystem of current information. A short circuit comes to mind! To you? 2. The Dual Process theory To explain this paragraph we need your attention because we would like you to remember these words when you find yourself making decisions and evaluating what you read. So, are you ready? We have just said that between the easy and the difficult we choose what is simpler. To put it more completely you should know that we have two ways of thinking called systems: System 1 is automatic and involuntary system 2 is an analytical process and requires greater cognitive efforts Guess which one we choose? Exact! The double process theory has shown that between the two systems we tend to choose system 1 , i.e.
the simpler and more involuntary one which is well suited to the speed of our times. On the contrary, system 2 is by definition slow and voluntary and consequently less used. After all this theory, let's take a practical example . By often adopting automatic information processing, it is clear that some crucial details of the news we read may not be processed correctly. For example, we tend to remember the event we read or heard, but forget that it was false or debunked news. Furthermore, you should know that fake news sticks in your mind much longer than true news (because it appeals to emotions, of course) and that it circulates online six times faster than the latter. Did you know that? 3. Confirmation bias