Cognitive errors
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:05 am
There is an interesting paper in this site http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/pubs_articles.html
Cognitive Error and Contemplative Practices,” Journal of Nanjing University of Science and Technology (Social Sciences Edition), forthcoming, 2011 (in Chinese). PDF of English Translation
Example of errors
The first of the three cognitive factors is our tendency to produce meaningful patterns from purely random data
The second cognitive factor is our tendency to jnfer a great deal from too little Information
The third cognitive factor is our tendency to see what we expect to see
Fourth, and the first motivational or social factor, is our tendency to see what we want to see.
Fifth, and the second motivational or social factor, is our tendency to believe what we are told
Sixth, and the third motivational or social factor, is the tendency to imaginethat others agree with us
Seventh, and finally, we are liable to cognitive errors in the form of self-defeating thought processes and behaviors that seem obviously stupid to ourselves and to othersand yet are surprisingly difficult to change
What are your thoughts? The author mentions that the Dali lama asked a group to study the meditationn techniques of some Buddist monks.
Cognitive Error and Contemplative Practices,” Journal of Nanjing University of Science and Technology (Social Sciences Edition), forthcoming, 2011 (in Chinese). PDF of English Translation
Example of errors
The first of the three cognitive factors is our tendency to produce meaningful patterns from purely random data
The second cognitive factor is our tendency to jnfer a great deal from too little Information
The third cognitive factor is our tendency to see what we expect to see
Fourth, and the first motivational or social factor, is our tendency to see what we want to see.
Fifth, and the second motivational or social factor, is our tendency to believe what we are told
Sixth, and the third motivational or social factor, is the tendency to imaginethat others agree with us
Seventh, and finally, we are liable to cognitive errors in the form of self-defeating thought processes and behaviors that seem obviously stupid to ourselves and to othersand yet are surprisingly difficult to change
What are your thoughts? The author mentions that the Dali lama asked a group to study the meditationn techniques of some Buddist monks.