Fallacies are arguments that seem valid at first glance, but in reality they are not. We all fall into its trap. Some fallacies are committed …
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Intelligence
Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, which means that it is not limited to cognition and IQ but goes much further. In fact, there are different types of intelligence. The psychologist Howard Gardner spokes of the multiple intelligences and later Daniel Goleman made reference to Emotional Intelligence which refers to our ability to understand and manage both our emotions and those of the others.
Knowing how your cognitive processes work, including memory to percepcion, will help you develop some psychological techniques that help you learn better and faster or solve problems with creativity. Discover what kind of intelligence you have, how to develop your intelligence, how to empower the creative thought and your memory.
Cognitive laziness, who does not think is easy to deceive
A bat and a ball cost 1.10 euros in total. If the bat costs 1 euro more than the ball, how much does the ball cost? This was one of the questions …
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Fundamental attribution error: blaming people by forgetting the context
We tend to think that most events do not happen by chance, but have a logical explanation. That is why we look for reasons that explain the actions of …
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Status quo bias, when you don’t want to change
An old saying goes that ‘better known evil than good yet to know’. Conventional wisdom highlights our tendency to prefer things to remain as they are, …
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How to develop critical thinking in 3 steps?
The development of critical thinking is not a process that occurs completely spontaneously, it depends largely on our attitude to life and our desire …
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What is critical thinking? It’s not what you think, but how you think
Critical thinking is an essential skill to become a person who thinks autonomously and does not allow himself to be infected in a thoughtless way by …
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The 4 obstacles that prevent us from thinking freely, according to Francis Bacon
At a time when everyone wants to impose on us a truth with capital letters, categorical and unquestionable, it is worth looking back to rediscover the …
