PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Psychology, Gerd Gigerenzer, Malcolm Gladwell
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German psychologist, gerd gigerenzer proposed that low-probability events that are highly publicized and have dire consequences could result in fears he called dread risks. e. g. the deaths associated with the hijackings of 9/11. Sometimes humans do not always weigh the actual probabilities of different actions (e. g. an estimated 350 americans died during the 3 months following 9/11 because they avoided flying) We can be influenced by numerous factors that might not be considered rational (the prominence of events of images in our minds) Our thoughts guide much of our behavior as we solve problems, make decisions and try to make sense of events going on around us. Some people seem to be better at using information than others; we describe this ability as intelligence. Thinking is adaptive; we develop rules for making fast decisions (deciding to go a different route to avoid hard snap judgments).
