We all believe that we can see what is right in front of us, remember important events from our past accurately, and understand the world as it is, but these intuitive beliefs are often wrong. Chabris and Simons, creators of the world's most famous p ...
We all believe that we can see what is right in front of us, remember important events from our past accurately, and understand the world as it is, but these intuitive beliefs are often wrong. Chabris and Simons, creators of the world's most famous psychological experiment, combine reading stories and scientific findings to show that our minds don't work the way we think they do. The Invisible Gorilla is a book about six everyday perceptual errors that have a profound effect on our lives. Perceptual errors of attention, memory, self-confidence, causality, and potential are our distorted beliefs about our own minds that are not just wrong, but dangerously wrong. The authors answer interesting questions to understand these concepts; Including: Why does a company spend billions of dollars on a product while the analysts of the same company are sure of its failure? How does an experienced police officer walk past the scene of a brutal attack without seeing it? And why does a rape victim present another person in court as his aggressor? Why are films that have won international prestigious awards full of editing flaws? What do smart chess players and stupid criminals have in common?
With all this, we still think that we understand and experience the world as it is, but perceptual errors have surrounded our thoughts from all sides. We hold trials under the assumption that people will realize that if something unusual happens before their eyes, we remember well where we were during important events like 9/11 because we mistakenly believe that our memory records the memories correctly. And it records and as a society, we spend billions of dollars on shortcuts to train our brains because we mistakenly believe in quick fixes for personal growth and development. After reading this book, you will have the ability to look behind the curtain and see the tiny gears governing your thoughts and beliefs. When you recognize everyday perception errors, you will see the world differently and think more clearly about it. You'll see how perceptual errors affect your thoughts and actions, as well as the behavior of those around you, and you'll notice when journalists, advertising executives, and politicians consciously and accidentally exploit perceptual errors in an attempt to confuse or persuade. Finally, by removing the veils that distort our understanding of ourselves and the world, you will be able to connect with reality, perhaps for the first time.
All judges and jurors in the criminal justice system, as well as warlords, corporate CEOs, members of Congress, and even you and I, are required to read this book... because the amazing mental perceptual errors that are clearly stated in this book can be used by any of us. deceive us
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- Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, Scientific American monthly columnist.
An exciting and enlightening journey among the errors of perception that affect every moment of our lives."
Richard and Eisman, the author of the book "Scientific Understanding of strange phenomena"
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