The Politics of Managing Terror. “You see in times of crisis that… Socratic Questioning in Psychology: Examples and Techniques. The philosopher Socrates is something of an enigma.
Condemned to death in 399BC and leaving no written works, we rely extensively on the writings of his pupil—and philosophical heavyweight—Plato (Honderich, 2005). Perhaps Socrates’ most significant legacy is his contribution to the art of conversation, known as Socratic Questioning. In which, rather than the teacher filling the mind of the student, both are responsible for pushing the dialogue forward and uncovering truths (Raphael & Monk, 2003). Thinking Fast And Slow Summary - Four Minute Books.
Daniel Kahneman Quotes (Author of Thinking, Fast and Slow) Psychology.
2. How values work. Following decades of research and hundreds of cross-cultural studies, psychologists have identified a number of consistently-occurring human values.
Early researchers into human motivations discovered a surprising consistency in the things people said they valued in life. After testing this finding many times and across many countries and cultures, they put together a list of repeatedly occurring values. Select Quotes from “The Denial of Death” by Ernest Becker. Select Quotes from “The Denial of Death” by Ernest Becker An animal who gets his feeling of worth symbolically has to minutely compare himself to those around him, to make sure he doesn't come off second-best.
Mary Midgley: Evolutionary Origins of Genuine Humanness? - Thinking Christian. Reading Mary Midgley has produced rather a shock to my system.
My prior exposure to non-theistic thinking on evolution, ethics, human freedom, and meaning has been dominated by reductionists like Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Midgley’s approach, by comparison, is practically heretical among evolutionists who do not believe in God: she actually takes humans seriously for what we know we are. Nick Matzke recommended her 1994 book The Ethical Primate to me a few weeks ago, and I just finished it this afternoon, amazingly within an hour or so of when Kevin Winters emailed me a link to her recent article Purpose, Meaning & Darwinism.
(A sincere “thank you” goes to both Nick and Kevin.) Optical illusion: Shades of grey. Have you seen the latest optical illusion that’s been going around the Web?
You simply won’t believe your eyes. Illustration by Dale Purves, used by permission What’s the illusion, you ask? Those two vertical lozenge-shapes are the same shade! Unbiased estimator for population variance. The purpose of this applet is to demonstrate that when we compute the variance or standard deviation of a sample, the use of ( N -1) as the divisor will give us a better (less biased) estimate of the population variance and standard deviation than will the use of N as the divisor.
In this applet we have created a population consisting of each of the numbers between 0 and 100. Because we have the whole population, we know that the true mean is = 50, and the variance is = 853. The true standard deviation ( ) is thus 29.2. Small Samples: N = 3 You can draw individual samples of size 3 from this population, and display the results using both N and N – 1 as the denominator by clicking on the New Sample button. 7 Must-Read Books on the Art & Science of Happiness. By Maria Popova From Plato to Buddha, or what imperfection has to do with the neuroscience of the good life.
If you, like me, are fascinated by the human quest to understand the underpinnings of happiness but break out in hives at the mere mention of self-help books, you’re in luck: I’ve sifted through my personal library, a decade’s worth of obsessive reading, to surface seven essential books on the art and science of happiness, rooted in solid science, contemporary philosophy and cross-disciplinary insight. The Terror of Termination. Posted on 01 Aug | 1 comment I am afraid of death.
Cocaine-Induced LTP in the Ventral Tegmental Area: New Insights Into Mechanism and Time Course Illuminate the Cellular Substrates of Addiction. Abstract Previous work has shown that a single dose of cocaine can produce long-term potentiation (LTP) of the glutamatergic synapses received by dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA).
This and other plastic changes in the brain's reward circuitry have been suggested to underlie addiction. A recent study has provided new insights into cocaine-induced LTP, showing that it begins 3–5 h after exposure, requires activation of a dopamine D5/NMDA receptor cascade, and can be evoked by cocaine application directly to the VTA. After many drug-free months, why does the sight of a white powder line still excite a cocaine addict? Cocaine causes long-lasting changes in the brain's reward circuitry that prompt the drug-seeking behaviors exhibited by addicts. 7 STAGES OF GRIEF. The final stage model we have included is the "7 stages of grief".
Once again, it is important to interpret the stages loosely, and expect much individual variation. There is no neat progression from one stage to the next. In reality, there is much looping back, or stages can hit at the same time, or occur out of order. So why bother with stage models at all? Because they are a good general guide of what to expect. Personality. A. H. Maslow (1943) A Theory of Human Motivation. Classics in the History of Psychology An internet resource developed byChristopher D. Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate?
(Image: Head gears via Shutterstock)What a fascinating thing! Total control of a living organism! — psychologist B.F. Skinner The corporatization of society requires a population that accepts control by authorities, and so when psychologists and psychiatrists began providing techniques that could control people, the corporatocracy embraced mental health professionals. In psychologist B.F. The Century of the Self. Portrait of an INFJ. As an INFJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you take things in primarily via intuition. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit with your personal value system. INFJs are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals. Mental Health. American Psychological Association (APA) Emotion and Decision.
Explanations > Emotions > Emotion and Decision Logical vs. emotional decision-making | Damasio's research| The point of decision | So what We make many decisions, and sometimes we are more or less logical about them. And it is arguable that all decision are, ultimately emotional. Logical vs. emotional decision-making Decision-making is a cognitive process where the outcome is a choice between alternatives. Logical decision-making When we use logic to make decisions, we seek to exclude emotions, using only rational methods, and perhaps even mathematical tools. Emotional decision-making. 14 Ways We Avoid Facing the Truth about Ourselves. There are circumstances when we need to escape from our problems. A break from the pressures and troubles of our lives can refresh us and give us clarity. The problem arises when we do things to the point where we never face the truth about ourselves.
To make things worse, we may select means of avoidance that are physically and/or psychologically damaging.