Decision Model Ethics
These basic imperatives—satiety, sex, safety—get coated by personal, family, and societal perspectives which organize a unique set of individual experiences into one's moral values.
Tag: mental aspects
Two Types of Thinking
The Dual Process theory divides a person's thinking in two streams - immediate action to external reality and slower planning by logical decision-making.
Deflation and Falling Energy Prices
Declining gasoline, diesel, and petrochemical prices help the non-energy economy grow, boosting activity that 90% of the GDP that is not in the energy sector.
Letting Your Subconscious Work For You
Link your memories and interests with the course material. Do this before the course starts. So it's your interests, not the teacher's.
Nature Nurture Free Will
Is our behavior completely explained by nature and nurture or does individual free choice play a role?
Two Big Questions
1. If you believe in religion, how do you logically reject other supernatural interventions? 2. If you believe in science, how do explain free will?
Memory Types
Working memory has two special processes to note. The visual-spatial scratchpad helps us answer questions like 'how many windows in your house?' We also have…
Boston Bombing and Texas Fertilizer Explosion Effects
The Texas disaster was worse in than Boston horror, but not unique and beyond our control.
Can everybody be sensible, yet come to different conclusions?
People who disagree are not necessarily being illogical. They may be evaluating facts and possibilities against different concerns and dimensions.
Language and Pattern-Matching
Words are the names of the situations and patterns we experience