learning styles: a seductive but utterly useless idea - Fuggetaboutit, they don't exist
www.brainpizza.com/p/learning-s...
#learningstyles #learning #memory #cognition #psychscisky #brainpizza #neuroskyence
using your memory to strengthen your memory: retrieval practice
perhaps the best, general, scientifically-validated, most-easily implemented method for strengthening your memory
open.substack.com/pub/brainpiz...
#learning #memory #cognition #retrieval #psychscisky #brainpizza
the self as a governance unit:
some reflections on how identity, cognition, and agency converge in the architecture of democracies
www.brainpizza.com/p/the-self-a...
#democracy #cognition #agency #psychscisky #brainpizza #neuroskyence
unitary presidentialism as a collective cognition design flaw, because it reverses the logic of distributed information processing
Latest: www.brainpizza.com/p/unitary-pr...
#nokings #nounitaryexecutive #presidentialism #leaderlessunity #cognition #parliaments #psychscisky #brainpizza #leadership
Tariffs as 'costly punishment'
Why? Because you foreigners are sooo unfair to me, because reasons
www.brainpizza.com/p/tariffs-as...
#tariffs #punishment #psychscisky #brainpizza ##neuroskyence #Trump #evolution
Some Friday reading 📚 for you. Institutions don't have an existence independent of human thought and action. No cognition = no institution.
#Institutions #cognition #psychscisky #brainpizza #substack
When power becomes personal (part 2): A psychological analysis and survival guide for the populace
www.brainpizza.com/p/when-power...
#psychscisky #brainpizza #leadership #Trump #personal #power #survivalguide
@theguardian.com
Excellent piece on brain rot - always check your sources...
(CoI: I'm cited)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#psychscisky #brainpizza #brainrot #attention #distraction #iq #cognition
When power is very personal (part 1): Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism in US presidents
open.substack.com/pub/brainpiz...
#president #USA #narcissism #power #psychscisky #brainpizza #leadership
Smarter thinking in everyday life
www.brainpizza.com/p/smarter-th...
#cognitivebias ##psychscisky #brainpizza #substack #negativity #bias #life
Smarter thinking in everyday life:
Understanding your own cognitive function can make you better equipped to navigate daily challenges
www.brainpizza.com/p/smarter-th...
#DecisionMaking #cognitivebiases
#psychscisky #brainhealth #brainpizza #cognitivescience
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Endowment Effect
Concept: People overvalue what they already own compared to equivalent items they don’t own.
Advice: When decluttering or making decisions about selling, imagine you didn’t own the item. Ask, "Would I pay to acquire this again?"
#cognitivebias ##psychscisky #brainpizza
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Anchoring Bias
Concept: Initial information (even if irrelevant) heavily influences subsequent judgments.
Advice: Be wary of arbitrary anchors, such as the first price quoted in a negotiation. Set your own benchmarks before entering discussions.
#cognitivebias ##psychscisky #brainpizza
Latest post is up, taking on optimistic view on a democratic resurgence over the next decade, drawing on ideas from #psychology and #neuroscience.
🎵 things can only get better🎵
#democracy #optimism #psychscisky #brainpizza #future
substack.com/@shaneomara/...
Negativity Bias
Concept: Negative experiences are more salient than positive ones.
Advice: Counteract this bias by focusing on positive evidence as well.
Lots more:
www.brainpizza.com/p/bad-is-str...
#cognitivebias #psychscisky #brainpizza #substack #negativity #bias
More evidence for effectiveness of GLP-1 drugs for substance use disorders.
Full analysis at open.substack.com/pub/brainpiz...
#addiction #semaglutide #alcohol #opiates #metabolism ##neuroskyence #psychscisky #brainpizza
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Pareidolia and Agency Detection
Concept: Humans evolved to see patterns and assume intentionality, even when none exists.
Advice: Question your interpretations of ambiguous situations or events. Avoid over-attributing intentionality.
#cognitivebias #psychscisky #neuroskyence #brainpizza
2nd last post of 2024:
the future of neurogrifters and neuro-nonsense (also is a guide for the #unethical looking for fraudulent #start-up ideas)
www.brainpizza.com/p/prediction...
#neurogrifters #neurononsense #neuroastrology #brainpizza #neurobranding #scams #psychskyence #neuroskyence
#amnesia #forgetting #Terror #stalin #Russia #neuroskyence #psychscisky #brainpizza #Zeigarnikeffect
Why do I forget jobs I have completed? Last post of 2024 - Bluma Zeigarnik, the Zeigarnik Effect and Memories from the Great Terror
open.substack.com/pub/brainpiz...
#memory #brainhealth #forgetting #amnesia #psychscisky #neuroskyence #brainpizza #substack #stalin #gestalt #lubyanka