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Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, and Moral ReasoningRoom 58:12Political and social polarization in the US is at its worst since the Civil WarSource: /watch-haidt-talk-concludes-four-part-righteous-mind-symposium.xmlHaidt/watch-haidt-talk-concludes-four-part-righteous-mind-symposium.xml ‘s presentation at /watch-haidt-talk-concludes-four-part-righteous-mind-symposium.xmlSwathmoreWhat psychology and neuroscience suggest may be hindering our communicationWhy won’t “they” see reason?!Our brain evolved mechanisms better suited for the pre-modern worldSource: /2014/01/29/you-make-these-mistakes-i_n_4675728.htmlHuffington Post - 8 Things Your Brain Does Wrong Every DayThe Spotlight Effect: we tend to think that other people notice things about us more than they actually do. ~Psychologist Nathan HeflickAnalysis paralysis, and /talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.htmlchoice regret: “Sometimes, having too many options keeps us from making any decisions at all. And when we do settle on something, were more likely to regret or be disappointed by it.” ~Psychologist Barry SchwartzOur memory is notoriously fallible. “/articles/199501/its-magical-its-malleable-its-memoryOne study even demonstrated that 25 percent of people could be induced to remember events that never even happened to them.”We favor our own WAY too much. “Psychologists have found in-group bias to exist even among randomly-assigned groups.”Our brain evolved mechanisms better suited for the pre-modern worldSource: /2014/01/29/you-make-these-mistakes-i_n_4675728.htmlHuffington Post - 8 Things Your Brain Does Wrong Every Day“…our brains are wired to scout for the bad stuff…which makes it hard for us to learn from our positive experiences [which] is the primary way to grow inner strength.” ~ Psychologist Rick Hanson Hardwiring HappinessChange blindness…we’re probably not as aware as we think we are. ~(Harvard and Kent State study)Cognitive dissonance and /5974468/the-most-common-cognitive-biases-that-pr