The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us [EPUB]
E-Book Overview
Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth: Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. We think we see ourselves and the world as they really are, but we’re actually missing a whole lot.
E-Book Information
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Year: 2,010
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Language: English
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Topic: 198
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Identifier: 9,780,307,459,671
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Lcc: BF321.C43 2010
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Commentary: retail, Crown v3.0_r2
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Org File Size: 544,058
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Extension: epub
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Tags:
psychology
perception
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Toc: Introduction: Everyday Illusions
1. “I Think I Would Have Seen That”
2. The Coach Who Choked
3. What Smart Chess Players and Stupid Criminals Have in Common
4. Should You Be More Like a Weather Forecaster or a Hedge Fund Manager?
5. Jumping to Conclusions
6. Get Smart Quick!
Conclusion: The Myth of Intuition
Acknowledgments
Notes