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Albert Moukheiber
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“Stress and anxiety influence our way of reducing the ambiguity of the world around us, as well as, therefore, our biases. Studies have shown that people with anxiety21 reduce the ambiguity of certain words in a more negative manner than others. If we ask someone with anxiety what the word “mug” means, they will have a tendency to answer it means to attack (as opposed to the more neutral synonym for “cup” or slang for “face”). This is what we call interpretation bias.”
― Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You: How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions
― Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You: How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions
“that women are worse at mathematics than men is widely spread, while a biological difference between genders which would justify a difference in mathematics capacity levels has never been observed. It is what we call a negative stereotype bias: we unconsciously attribute negative characteristics to a population group without any foundations.”
― Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You: How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions
― Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You: How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions
“Contrary to popular belief, we do not have a creative right brain and an analytical left brain, nor do we have an artistic right brain and a mathematical left brain.”
― Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You: How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions
― Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You: How the Brain Shapes Opinions and Perceptions
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