Your Brain Is Playing Tricks on You : How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moukheiber, Albert.

Contributor:

Moukheiber, Albert, contribution by.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Hero, 2022.

Summary:

Reality is way too complex and multiple to be apprehended by our capacities of attention, which are quite limited, as well as our brain abilities. That is why our perception of the world is subjective and various elements influence the way we acquire knowledge and form opinions. Our brain is recreating the world in its own way - most of the time for our own good: how hard would it be if, before making a choice, we had to know about all the options available in a given situation? Luckily, our brain can estimate: even if it makes us imperfect and subject to illusion, delusion and error, it allows us to reconstruct the world as we know it, and live in it. Albert Moukheiber gives us tips and tricks to fight against the cognitive biases - the first one being not to trust ourselves too much and to always doubt our thinking processes, especially in this era where social networks spread information like an epidemic.

Contents:

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Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Notes.

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Other Format:

Print version: Moukheiber, Albert Your Brain Is Playing Tricks on You

ISBN:

9781915054715

OCLC:

1311327643