The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
Format: Ebook
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From a "Washington Post" columnist comes an original and deeply engaging investigation into the role of the hidden brain--the parts of the mind concealed from conscious awareness but responsible for controlling decision making.
Contents:
The myth of intention -- The ubiquitous shadow : the hidden brain at work and play -- Tracking the hidden brain : how mental disorders reveal our unconscious lives -- The infant's stare, macaca, and racist seniors : the life cycle of bias -- The invisible current : gender, privilege, and the hidden brain -- The siren's call : disasters and the lure of conformity -- The tunnel : terrorism, extremism, and the hidden brain -- Shades of justice : unconscious bias and the death penalty -- Disarming the bomb : politics, race, and the hidden brain -- The telescope effect : lost dogs and genocide.
Subjects:
Subconsciousness.
Perception.
Motivation (Psychology)
Selectivity (Psychology)
Discrimination -- Psychological aspects.
Subconsciousness.
Perception.
Motivation (Psychology)
Selectivity (Psychology)
Discrimination -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN:
9781588369390 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
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