У шимпанзе нашли уникальное человеческое качество

У шимпанзе нашли уникальное человеческое качество

В Церкви процент психически больных выше, чем в обществе

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В Церкви процент психически больных выше, чем в обществе

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Ольга Щелокова также привела данные председателя Санкт-Петербургского
общества православных врачей протоиерея Сергия Филимонова, согласно
которым доля психически больных людей в Церкви выше, чем в российском
обществе в целом. На разных приходах она колеблется от десяти до
пятидесяти процентов. Среди них есть как постоянные прихожане, так и
неофиты, и просто люди, пришедшие в храм за советом, поддержкой, из
любопытства, а некоторые и из корысти – надеясь получить там чудесное
исцеление.
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Мотивация: почему не работает метод кнута и пряника?

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Начать воспитывать в ребенке усидчивость и положительную мотивацию никогда не рано и никогда не поздно. Главное разобраться, какие методы работают по-настоящему хорошо.

The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational

George Dvorsky The human brain is capable of 1016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence. But that doesn't mean our brains don't have major limitations. The lowly calculator can do math thousands of times better than we can, and our memories are often less than useless — plus, we're subject to cognitive biases, those annoying glitches in our thinking that cause us to make questionable decisions and reach erroneous conclusions. Here are a dozen of the most common and pernicious cognitive biases that you need to know about. Before we start, it's important to distinguish between cognitive biases and logical fallacies. A logical fallacy is an error in logical argumentation (e.g. ad hominem attacks, slippery slopes, circular arguments, appeal to force, etc.). A cognitive bias, on the other hand, is a genuine deficiency or limitation in our thinking — a flaw in judgment that arises from errors of memory, social attribution, and miscalculations (such as statistical errors or a false sense of probability). Some social psychologists believe our cognitive biases help us process information more efficiently, especially in dangerous situations. Still, they lead us to make grave mistakes. We may be prone to such errors in judgment, but at least we can be aware of them. Here are some important ones to keep in mind. Confirmation Bias continue: http://io9.com/5974468/the-most-common-cognitive-biases-that-prevent-you-from-being-rational

Self-categorization theory

Self-categorization theory  suggests that our individual functioning at any given moment is dependent on whether or not we categorize ourselves as similar or different from groups. When we see ourselves as similar to a group, we engage in depersonalization, a key concept in self-categorization theory. Depersonalization is when individuals see themselves as embodying the social category of the group rather than their own personal identities. Therefore, from this perspective the Asch results are interpreted as an outcome of depersonalization processes whereby the participants expect to hold the same incorrect opinions as others in the "group". See also  Asch conformity experiments

THE NORMAL WELL-TEMPERED MIND

Conversation with Daniel C. Dennett

The vision of the brain as a computer, which I still champion, is changing so fast. The brain's a computer, but it's so different from any computer that you're used to. It's not like your desktop or your laptop at all, and it's not like your iPhone except in some ways. It's a much more interesting phenomenon. What Turing gave us for the first time (and without Turing you just couldn't do any of this) is a way of thinking about in a disciplined way and taking seriously phenomena that have, as I like to say, trillions of moving parts. Until late 20th century, nobody knew how to take seriously a machine with a trillion moving parts. It's just mind-boggling.
THE NORMAL WELL-TEMPERED MIND
A Conversation with Daniel C. Dennett
DANIEL C. DENNETT is University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. His books include Consciousness Explained; Darwin's Dangerous Idea; Kinds of Minds; Freedom Evolves; and Breaking the Spell.
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50 minutes
http://www.edge.org/conversation/normal-well-tempered-mind

Language Learning Begins in Womb : Discovery News

Analysis by Emily Sohn

For weeks before birth, babies absorb the nuances of their mothers' words. And within hours after they are born, they can already tell the difference between their native language and foreign tongues.

The new finding suggests that language learning begins prenatally, perhaps as soon as fetuses are able to hear -- after about 30 weeks of gestation -- with their initial focus on vowel sounds, which are louder, longer and more rhythmic than consonants.

CONTINUE: http://news.discovery.com/human/language-learning-begins-before-birth-130103.html