Ben R. Newell, David R. Shanks

Open Minded (eBook, ePUB)

Searching for Truth about the Unconscious Mind

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Produktbeschreibung

A provocative look at the unconscious mind that challenges contemporary perceptions and exposes the indefensible science that fostered them. How much of a role does the unconscious play in our decision making? In Open Minded: Searching for Truth about the Unconscious Mind, authors Ben R. Newell and David R. Shanks would argue: not very much. Behavioral science and public discourse have placed an outsized emphasis on the unconscious mind when it comes to understanding human behavior. Pursuing trails of fraud, intrigue, and claims about the power of unconscious thought, Newell and Shanks scrutinize the science that has contributed to our conventional wisdom and offer an important counterpoint to the ever-stronger traction that the unconscious mind has gained in public debate, such as the now ubiquitous claim that unconscious bias plays a large role in people's decisions and behavior. Open Minded is divided into two sections: the first examines the modern understanding of the conscious mind, and the second shifts the focus to how to reform current research. Focusing on the core processes of decision making, Newell and Shanks cut through many questionable claims about unconscious behavior. Then, they delve into the nuts-and-bolts of methodology, challenging not only psychology and the behavioral sciences but also medicine and science more broadly. In this against-the-grain approach, Newell and Shanks chart new possibilities for how we may be more open to understanding how our minds actually work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780262375368
• Artikelnr.: 66381342

Autorenporträt

Ben R. Newell is Professor of Psychology and Deputy Head of the School of Psychology at UNSW Sydney. He has published many articles and book chapters on human judgment and decision making and is the lead author of the book Straight Choices: The Psychology of Decision Making. David R. Shanks is Professor of Psychology and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences at University College London. He has published many articles and book chapters on learning, memory, and decision making and is coauthor of Straight Choices: The Psychology of Decision Making.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix
Part I The Search for the Unconscious Mind
1 Reclaiming the Science of the Mind 3
2 Moving, Deciding, and Free Will 17
3 The Ripples of Activation 41
4 The Leaking of Information 57
5 Rethinking Unconscious Bias 73
6 Think, Blink, or Sleep On It? 87
7 One, Two, or More? System(s) of Thinking 101
Part II Toward a True Understanding of Mind and Behavior
8 Feeling the Future; Precipitating a Crisis 119
9 Research Biases 129
10 Research Reformed 147
11 The Mind Reclaimed? 165
Notes 181
Index 217