[extropy-chat] Cognitive psychology (2)

[Keith Henson]

At 11:47 AM 2/12/2007 -0500, Ben wrote:

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>However, you might do well to allocate some time to study the cognitive
>psychology literature, so as to more fully understand the innate human
>inclination toward overconfidence, which is a trait . . . .

Particularly interesting is the Drew Westen paper on partisans I have 
referenced.  I look forward to the day people can attach a brain scan 
showing what parts of their brains were active when they said something.  :-)

Keith