SOC388H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Worst-Case Scenario Series, Shunning
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Both are colleagues in the same department. Wrote a book on how violence is reported in the media, cognitive patterns. Uses all types of data to look at all types of data, she was struck by the view that the americans. The way we categorize things and interpret them. S wrote a book on national anthems and flags always focused on the positive rather than then negative. Such as hurricane katrina, 9/11, natural disasters, personal things like losing a loved one. This led to her study of what are the factors that cause people to have a blind spot. In all walks of life, people have problems conceiving the worst. She asked her students to think of the best thing that could happen to them, they were able to answer this question very easily. The she asked what"s the worst thing that could happen, students were not as detailed. One could say that this is a psychological or emotional thing.
