ANT205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Taphonomy, Illusory Superiority, Body Bag
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Learn to make meaningful contributions to that knowledge: correcting it, adding onto it. 6 characteristics of a critical thinker rationality exercising good judgment based on logic self-awareness knowing one"s biases. Honesty integrity, be truthful about one"s biases. Discipline self-controlled and objective judgement form opinion based on info presented. Better to express your ideas this can be applied everywhere. Design search strategies terrain differences, limited time & manpower ie. a scene is a slope. Burial/deposition incident: how much work did someone go through to deal with the body, addresses intent. Subsequent events: taphonomy what happened to the body, ie. Intelligence does not equal good leadership, common sense, ethics. Don"t be a victim of illusory superiority: you are never finished learning. Confirmation bias: tendency to only pick evidence to support your viewpoint. Blind-spot bias: tendency to deny flaws in your thinking. Be willing to admit you were wrong. Open-mindedness: shows adaptability, ability to question limits of your knowledge.
