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The Invisible Gorilla : And Other Ways Our Intuition Deceives Us

If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, you’d notice it. Wouldn’t you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, you’d remember it, right? The Invisible Gorilla is a fascinating look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you.

In an award-winning and groundbreaking study, psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons asked volunteers to watch a 60-second film of a group of students playing basketball and told them to count the number of passes made. About halfway through, a woman dressed head to toe in a gorilla outfit slowly moved to centre screen, beat her chest at the camera, and casually strolled away. Unbelievably, almost half of the volunteers missed the gorilla.

As this astonishing and utterly unique new book demonstrates, exactly the same kind of mental illusion that causes people to miss the gorilla can also explain why many other things, including why:

honest eyewitness testimony can convict innocent defendants

expert money managers suddenly lose billions

Homer Simpson has much to teach you about clear thinking

Insightful, witty, and fascinating, The Invisible Gorilla closely examines the false impressions that most profoundly influence our lives and gives practical advice on how we can minimize their negative impact.


Authors:

  • Christopher Chabris
  • Daniel Simons

Narrator:

  • Dan Woren

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 9 h 23 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Personal development
  • Self-help and advice

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    Christopher Chabris

    Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel J. Simons won the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology for Gorillas in Our Midst. Chabris is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Union College, New York. He was formerly a Research Associate in the Psychology Department at Harvard. His research has received extensive media coverage worldwide. Simons is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois

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