Fast (System 1) and Slow (System 2) thinking In this CBS video, cognitive psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman talks about when it’s best to think fast (using your instinct or intuition) and when to think slowly (using your analytic ability and reasoning). He calls the fast mode of thinking ‘System 1’ and the slow mode ‘System 2’. Working memory underpins System 2 thinking – enabling us to maintain and process short term information while thinking something through on our mental ‘scratchpad’. Kahneman is asked: When
Here is a well-defined strategy game played out in CBS’s Survivor in Thailand. The Game There are 21 flags planted in the field between two ‘tribes’ – Chuay Gahn and Sook Jai. Each tribe takes turns removing flags. Each tribe at its turn can choose to remove 1 or 2 or 3 flags. The team to take the last flag, whether standing alone or part of a group of 2 or 3 flags, wins the game. The first tribe – Sook Jai –
Doing well in many exams depends purely on memory. Research has revealed a simple piece of advice for how to better memorize exam material: go for a brisk 10 minute walk before studying the material.
In a six-week study, funded by the BBC, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive skills didn’t get any smarter.
A lower IQ is related to more mortality risk. This is well established, even when taking into account health and other social factors such as income and education.
Our desires and impulses can work against our goals and our ability to uphold maturity in our relationships.