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Trust Your Guts When Shopping for Holiday Gifts

Trust Your Guts When Shopping for Holiday Gifts | Science News | Scoop.it
People can be better off trusting their intuition rather than thinking rationally during the last-minute shopping frenzy.
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The Intuitive vs The Analytical Mind

The Intuitive vs The Analytical Mind | Science News | Scoop.it
U.S. Military Seeks Sixth Sense Training According to Wikipedia, ‘intuition’ may refer to: 1. Intuition (philosophy), the act by which the mind perceives the agreement or disagreement of two id...

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NeuroScience: CounterTransference In The Right Brain

NeuroScience: CounterTransference In The Right Brain | Science News | Scoop.it

This emphasis on the right brain systems that underlie attachment and develop-mental change has in turn forged deeper connections with clinical models of psycho-therapeutic change, all of which are consonant with psychoanalytic under-standings. Modern attachment theory can thus be incorporated into the core of social work theory, research, and practice.

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Belief in Evolution Boils Down to a Gut Feeling

Belief in Evolution Boils Down to a Gut Feeling | Science News | Scoop.it
Intuitive reasoning may help explain why some people are more accepting of evolution than others.
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Solving crosswords may come down to the subconscious mind

Tackling a crossword can crowd the tip of your tongue. You know that you know the answers to 3 Down and 5 Across, but the words just won’t come out. Then, when you’ve given up and moved on to another clue, comes blessed relief. The elusive answer suddenly occurs to you, crystal clear.
The processes leading to that flash of insight can illuminate many of the mind’s curious characteristics. Crosswords can reflect the nature of intuition, hint at the way we retrieve words from our memory and reveal a surprising connection between puzzle-solving and our ability to recognize a human face.

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The neurological basis of intuition : Neurophilosophy

The neurological basis of intuition : Neurophilosophy | Science News | Scoop.it
Most of us have experienced the vague feeling of knowing something without having any memory of learning it.

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Being Rational About Irrationality

Being Rational About Irrationality | Science News | Scoop.it

This cognitive tendency is a good thing most of the time. As cognitive scientists such as Gerd Gigerenzer points out, human rationality evolved to help us understand and organize the world by making it appear as simple as possible. Knowledge of logic and probability wasn’t important for our hunter-gatherer ancestors. But when it comes to writing about rationality and intuition we must remember that readers are going to jump to conclusions about how people jump to conclusions.

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Right choice, but not the intuitive one

Right choice, but not the intuitive one | Science News | Scoop.it
To take a gratifying, low-paying job or a well-paid corporate position, to get married or play the field, to move across the country or stay put: The fact that most people face such choices at some point in their lives doesn’t make them any easier.
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Putting Your Intuitive Feelings into Words Can Change Your Preferences | The Creativity Post

Putting Your Intuitive Feelings into Words Can Change Your Preferences | The Creativity Post | Science News | Scoop.it
What are the consequences of having to justify one’s intuitive preferences before making a decision?
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For Lightning-Fast Drones, Add a Bird's Intuition

For Lightning-Fast Drones, Add a Bird's Intuition | Science News | Scoop.it
How are you able to move through a dense forest or crowd, maximizing your speed while avoiding a collision? Intuition — something not easily computer-programmed.
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The Two Systems of Cognitive Processes

The Two Systems of Cognitive Processes | Science News | Scoop.it

In today's excerpt – thanks to the work of Daniel Kahneman and others, we now increasingly view our cognitive processes as being divided into two systems. System 1 produces the fast, intuitive reactions and instantaneous decisions that govern most of our lives. System 2 is the deliberate type of thinking involved in focus, deliberation, reasoning or analysis – such as calculating a complex math problem, exercising self-control, or performing a demanding physical task.

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