Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising BrainIn a radical reinterpretation of how the mind works, an eminent behavioral scientist reveals the illusion of mental depth Psychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental “surface” of conscious awareness lies a deep and complex set of inner beliefs, values, and desires that govern our thoughts, ideas, and actions, and that to know this depth is to know ourselves. In this profoundly original book, behavioral scientist Nick Chater contends just the opposite: rather than being the plaything of unconscious currents, the brain generates behaviors in the moment based entirely on our past experiences. Engaging the reader with eye-opening experiments and visual examples, the author first demolishes our intuitive sense of how our mind works, then argues for a positive interpretation of the brain as a ceaseless and creative improviser. |
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Gebruikersrecensie - nicdevera - LibraryThingVociferously claims that we don't have an inner world, but the text admits we do have history, memory, patterns, habits. Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
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Anatomy of a Hoax | 53 |
The Narrow Channel of Consciousness | 146 |
The Myth of Unconscious Thought | 160 |
The Boundary of Consciousness | 175 |
Precedents not Principles | 192 |
The Secret of Intelligence | 205 |
Reinventing Ourselves | 220 |
Notes | 225 |
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Overige edities - Alles bekijken
The Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain Nick Chater Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2018 |
The Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain Nick Chater Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2019 |
The Mind is Flat: The Illusion of Mental Depth and The Improvised Mind Nick Chater Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2018 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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