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Collection Set: The Expectation Effect / The Intelligence Trap
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The Expectation Effect [Hardcover]
The Intelligence Trap
The Expectation Effect [Hardcover], The Intelligence Trap 2 Books Collection Set By David
The Expectation Effect [Hardcover]:
A journey through the cutting-edge science of how our mindset shapes every facet of our lives, revealing how your brain holds the keys to unlocking a better you What you believe can make it so. You’ve heard of the placebo effect and how sugar pills can accelerate healing. But did you know that sham heart surgeries often work just as well as placing real stents? Or that people who think they’re particularly prone to cardiovascular disease are four times as likely to die from cardiac arrest? Such is the power and deadly importance of the expectation effect―how what we think will happen changes what does happen.
The Intelligence
How was a brilliant physics professor tricked into carrying 2kg of cocaine across the Argentinian border Why do doctors misdiagnose 10 to 15% of their patients Why do Nobel Prize winners spread fake newsWe assume that smarter people are less prone to error. But greater education and expertise can often amplify our mistakes while rendering us blind to our biases. This is the 'intelligence trap'. Drawing on the latest behavioural science and historical examples from Socrates to Benjamin Franklin, David Robson demonstrates how to apply our intelligence more wisely; identify bias and enhance our 'rationality quotient'; read and regulate our emotions;
Titles In This
The Expectation Effect [Hardcover]
The Intelligence Trap
The Expectation Effect [Hardcover], The Intelligence Trap 2 Books Collection Set By David
The Expectation Effect [Hardcover]:
A journey through the cutting-edge science of how our mindset shapes every facet of our lives, revealing how your brain holds the keys to unlocking a better you What you believe can make it so. You’ve heard of the placebo effect and how sugar pills can accelerate healing. But did you know that sham heart surgeries often work just as well as placing real stents? Or that people who think they’re particularly prone to cardiovascular disease are four times as likely to die from cardiac arrest? Such is the power and deadly importance of the expectation effect―how what we think will happen changes what does happen.
The Intelligence
How was a brilliant physics professor tricked into carrying 2kg of cocaine across the Argentinian border Why do doctors misdiagnose 10 to 15% of their patients Why do Nobel Prize winners spread fake newsWe assume that smarter people are less prone to error. But greater education and expertise can often amplify our mistakes while rendering us blind to our biases. This is the 'intelligence trap'. Drawing on the latest behavioural science and historical examples from Socrates to Benjamin Franklin, David Robson demonstrates how to apply our intelligence more wisely; identify bias and enhance our 'rationality quotient'; read and regulate our emotions;
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Published March 27, 2022
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David Robson
5 books245 followersI am an award-winning writer and editor, who specialises in writing in-depth articles probing the extremes of the human mind, body and behaviour.
My first book, The Intelligence Trap, examined the reasons that smart people make stupid decisions.
My second book is The Expectation Effect. It examines how our mindset can influence our health, fitness, happiness and longevity.
If you like what you see here, please visit my website www.davidrobson.me.
My first book, The Intelligence Trap, examined the reasons that smart people make stupid decisions.
My second book is The Expectation Effect. It examines how our mindset can influence our health, fitness, happiness and longevity.
If you like what you see here, please visit my website www.davidrobson.me.
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