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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology,...
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English
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A psychologist draws on years of research to introduce his "machinery of the mind" model on human decision making to reveal the faults and capabilities of intuitive versus logical thinking.
In this work the author, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, has brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book. He explains...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Gigerenzer is one of the researchers of behavioral intuition responsible for the science behind Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink. Gladwell showed how snap decisions often yield better results than careful analysis. Now, Gigerenzer explains why intuition is such a powerful decision-making tool. Drawing on a decade of research, Gigerenzer demonstrates that gut feelings are actually the result of unconscious mental processes--processes that apply...
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Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Explaining that veryday occurrences in today's world are triggering limbic-brain reactions that originally evolved to warn people of real and immediate dangers, a guide to overcoming overactive survival impulses shares simple techniques for alleviating stress, improving decision making and taking healthy risks.
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Intuition is our "gut feeling" that warns us of potential danger and informs our understanding of right and wrong. This book defines this sense of intuition for young readers using examples. Spreads explain how the five senses inform our intuition and the importance of tuning in to your intuitive feelings.
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Why do we catch colds? What causes seasons to change? And if you fire a bullet from a gun and drop one from your hand, which bullet hits the ground first? In a pinch we almost always get these questions wrong. Worse, we regularly misconstrue fundamental qualities of the world around us. In Scienceblind, cognitive and developmental psychologist Andrew Shtulman shows that the root of our misconceptions lies in the theories about the world we develop...
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Publisher
Debols!llo
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
En Pensar rapido, pensar despacio, un exito internacional, Kahneman nos ofrece una revolucionaria perspectiva del cerebro y explica los dos sistemas que modelan como pensamos. El sistema 1 es rapido, intuitivo y emocional, mientras que el sistema 2 es mas lento, deliberativo y logico. Kahneman expone la extraordinaria capacidad (y tambien los errores y los sesgos) del pensamiento rapido, y revela la duradera influencia de las impresiones intuitivas...
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Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"...In this updated edition, Dr. Orloff reflects on her career and the changes that have revolutionized modern medicine and psychiatry since Second Sight was first published. She expands her earlier ideas and further explores intuition's role in maintaining physical health and emotional well-being, using examples from her own life as well as her patients' lives. This is both a remarkable self-portrait of one woman's journey toward the acceptance of...
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Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Offers a guide to creating an intentional life that emphasises the beauty of the natural world, the importance of gaining new perspectives, the joys of real human connection, and the peace that comes from living in harmony with one's own values.
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Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
" Psychic medium MaryAnn DiMarco has communicated with the other side since she was 5 years old. Through her experience, she found that everyone has a team of divine advisers, such as guides, angels, ancestors, and other spiritual beings, that prompt your gut instincts. As an in-demand spiritual teacher, MaryAnn offers her clients a roadmap for developing intuition on their own and helps them break free from their own spiritual, emotional, and real-world...
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