Post No.: 0304 Furrywisepuppy says: Post No.: 0283 discussed rituals and their personal effects on individuals. In this post, we’ll explore their social effects on groups… For groups – rituals can bring and bind people together in … Read More
Post No.: 0303 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Fluency’ or ‘cognitive ease’ is the ease with which something is cognitively processed, and results in heuristics such as ‘simple means true’ or ‘easy means best’. People prefer, and prefer to trust, things … Read More
Post No.: 0302 Fluffystealthkitten says: Remember that night I was nearly lured to my doom and you saved me? Furrywisepuppy says: I remember it vividly. I’m so furry glad you were fine in the end. … Read More
Post No.: 0301 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Embodied cognition’ is about the (non-neural) body being integral to the mind too. A mind and body is also shaped by, and shapes, the wider environment. The notion of a ‘mind-body dualism’ is … Read More
Post No.: 0300 Furrywisepuppy says: Happiness is apparently ~50% biological (e.g. genetics, hormones), ~10% circumstances (e.g. one’s money, job, having a partner, having a baby – things that we can change but not so easily) and ~40% down … Read More
Post No.: 0299 Fluffystealthkitten says: Some people profess, “You’re a grownup now so can think and do whatever you like and forget about your childhood or upbringing” – not understanding how development works (or even more fundamentally causality … Read More
Post No.: 0298 Furrywisepuppy says: Regarding extremist or fundamentalist group recruitment from a foreign country (e.g. British civilians being drawn to and deciding to get involved in the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011) – there are … Read More
Post No.: 0297 Furrywisepuppy says: For those who run a business – lead from the front rather than huddled in the middle or hiding at the back. The front is where your customers/clients are and where the action … Read More
Post No.: 0296 Furrywisepuppy says: How popular a person is/was as an adolescent (which would come down to many factors, including how their parents socialised with them and/or allowed them to go to parties to socialise with their … Read More
Post No.: 0295 Furrywisepuppy says: Putting a monetary price on natural resources and the environment may help us to see their value to us – but a danger of doing so is that governments start to commoditise natural … Read More
Post No.: 0294 Furrywisepuppy says: We tend to overestimate our ability to accurately read other people’s emotions from their facial expressions. And because we don’t always receive feedback on whether we’re incorrect in our readings, we usually assume … Read More
Post No.: 0293 Fluffystealthkitten says: Spending is often extolled as the solution to getting out of any economic recession. It’s true that domestic spending will boost the domestic economy. But no one can spend or consume if they … Read More
Post No.: 0292 Furrywisepuppy says: In my humble opinion, academic course environments are the best environments to learn and to get your views, ideas or beliefs tested. This is because the focus is on everyone discussing within the … Read More
Post No.: 0291 Furrywisepuppy says: Journalists seldom just ask random academics for their expertise – they’ll tend to actively attempt to find experts or ‘experts’ who’ll say the things they hope will be said for the sake of … Read More
Post No.: 0290 Furrywisepuppy says: Whereas listening to and speaking a language comes quite easily to children, even if they’re not explicitly taught it and some start later than other kids – reading and writing is a different … Read More
Post No.: 0289 Furrywisepuppy says: Utilitarianism is an example of consequentialism because it cares ultimately about the outcomes or consequences of things rather than the methods to achieve them – in the case of utilitarianism, this means maximising the … Read More
