31 notes tagged with "cognition"

Embodiment and Human Nature

Embodiment and Human Nature Context Embodied cognition, the idea that the mind is not only connected to the body but that the body…

Tagged with: #psychology, #philosophy, #cognition, #literature-notes

Published on 2 years ago

Emotional Tweet Virility

Using a moral or emotional word in a tweet increase the likelihood of it being retweeted 15-20%. There is a large role of [ Emotions in…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #social-media, #cognition

Published on 2 years ago

Environmental Psychology

Environmental psychology: interplay between people and their surroundings - how our environment affects our behavior, our performance, and…

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Published on 2 years ago

Feelings are noisy signals

Feelings are noisy signals about met & unmet needs. Because our needs are unclear and [ Negative behaviours are to avoid a negative feeling…

Tagged with: #emotion, #psychology, #cognition, #permanent-notes

Published on 2 years ago

Flaws in Human Thinking

Wishful thinking : Prioritize information that puts yourself in a good light - and ignore the distressing aspects. Conservatism : Difficulty…

Tagged with: #literature-notes, #cognition, #meta-cognition, #psychology

Published on 2 years ago

Get Better at Being Wrong

How to get better at being wrong... Admit that your are wrong. Get into a habit of making an acknowledgment of your mistake Seek to prove…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #decision-making, #cognition, #psychology, #rationality

Published on a year ago

How to think clearly

Shortcut Method: Try to explain the concept to a child(ELI5). Its often difficult to understand why you want or like something. You need…

Tagged with: #literature-notes, #cognition, #meta-cognition, #understanding, #pkm

Published on a year ago

Impact of Metaphor Thinking

Issues that come with Metaphorical Thinking idea in [ Conceptual Metaphor Theory ] We overlook the metaphorical nature of our understanding…

Tagged with: #cognition, #psychology, #permanent-notes

Published on 2 years ago

Intuition in Philosophy

Intuition in philosophy is "an indirect way to grasp knowledge and morality". You intuitively know if an action is right or wrong - even…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #epistemology, #philosophy, #intuition, #cognition

Published on a year ago

Metaphor

Metaphors are mental concepts, not simply words Metaphor is often not based on similarity We use metaphors all day every day to perceive…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #cognition, #psychology

Published on 2 years ago

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