Cognitive Theory

This audiobook will seek to define cognitive dissonance as it relates to narcissists, toxic people, psychopaths, and other mentally ill or personality-disordered individuals. It will also define the cognitive dissonance that causes victims to stay with their narcissistic spouse or partner. The purpose of toxic and narcissistic people is seemingly to harm and take advantage of others. We look at them as being the "evil" side of humanity, but we often don't realize why they chose the "dark" side.

Why do we want to justify our decisions, even if they appear to be irrational? The answer lies in cognitive dissonance, the mental discomfort we experience when we hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time. In A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, first published in 1957, American social psychologist Leon Festinger investigates the problem. Festinger puts forward the idea that we have developed mechanisms to try to deal with the stress brought on by cognitive dissonance.

Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general listener as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors.

The phrase “conspiracy theory” is a weapon disguised as mere words, but it is a tool crafted to deceive and manipulate on a massive scale. People toss it around carelessly, unaware of the havoc it can unleash. The phrase strikes like a silent assassin, tearing down credibility, breeding distrust, and obscuring the truth. It’s a weapon forged not for defense but for destruction, with far-reaching consequences that ripple through minds and societies alike. The true power of this insidious phrase has gone dangerously unrecognized by the vast majority. The power of this phrase, “...

Will China go on the gold standard? What about the USA? Why or Why Not? Strategic insights with investing impact. Gold Geopolitics and Game theory gives you powerful strategic and personal insights to help you make better decisions to earn profits faster and avoid investment losses. Gold, Geopolitics and Game Theory: China and Investing Strategy is the book for you! Discover how cognitive biases lead to avoidable losses and learn how to identify and avoid these mistakes using game theory and mathematics. This book offers diverse essays that explore interesting investing ideas about the ...

This book is about the abuse of words to attack someone’s character and delegitimize their opinion or ideas. It’s about how narcissistic people control and manipulate everyone around them, even the citizens of an entire nation. Just whisper a phrase from a long list of so-called conspiracy theories, and watch how the vast majority of Americans within earshot are triggered and immediately attack your character. They typically refuse to humbly and intelligently discuss the facts, and they aggressively come at you with the passion of someone whose most sacred beliefs have been assaulted. ...

AlphaGo and the Philosophy of Mind is a thought-provoking exploration of the principles of machine learning and its application in the strategy game of Go. This book takes readers through the history of Go and its importance in the world of AI, looking at the philosophical implications of advancing technology and the implications of AlphaGo’s victory over the world’s Go champion. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the philosophical implications of AI and machine learning.

Why are many readers drawn to stories that texture ethnic experiences and identities other than their own? How do authors such as Salman Rushdie and Maxine Hong Kingston, or filmmakers in Bollywood or Mexico City produce complex fiction that satisfies audiences worldwide? In Analyzing World Fiction, 15 renowned luminaries use tools of narratology and insights from cognitive science and neurobiology to provide answers to these questions and more.

Consciousness and Shamanism is the result of the author's Ayahuasca voyage in 2004 to Ecuador, where he was drinking the sacred brew in the presence of an experienced Shuar shaman. He puts up the hypothesis that when the traditional Ayahuasca brew is ingested, it is not, or not directly, the plant's DMT that causes the spiritual voyage as it is assumed in the overwhelming part of the literature on shamanism and entheogens. It is the shaman's super-consciousness impacting directly upon the consciousness of the shaman's client, the seeker of truth who comes to drink the brew.

Cognitive psychology is at the heart of the human experience and helps explain why we perceive the world as we do. In this book, Shona Saul draws on the latest scientific research to present this hugely important subject in a new and exciting manner and brings the subject to life for the general listener.

What does it mean to "know" something? While the answer to this question has been traditionally defined by the content of an individual's mind, artificial intelligence technology, or AI, has the potential to completely redefine the notion. In no context are discussions of "what it means to know" more relevant than in those surrounding individuals with cognitive disabilities - unique individuals who struggle with knowing daily.

Coscienza e Sciamanesimo: Esperienze Cognitive nella Trance Ayahuasca e Teorie della Loro Causa è il risultato del viaggio ayahuasca dell’autore nel 2004 in Ecuador, dove stava bevendo la sacra bevanda alla presenza di un esperto sciamano Shuar.