Behavioral psychologists oughta do more research on what the brain is unreasonably *good* at instead of just digging up gotcha biases. Examples:
1. It is a great null-detector (can tell when 2 things are alike)
2. It is excellent at subconscious go/no-go action greenlighting
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3. It is really good at finding the lowest-energy response to a situation (sounds like a joke, but it is a highly adaptive trait. Energy reserves are more valuable than almost any specific action you can take with them)
4. It is very good at anomaly sensing ('something is off')
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Problem is some of the latest research now indicates we get a dopamine hit when we solve problems - combine that with our 'energy conservation' and we appear to be double-biased to reach solutions or conclusions - awareness of these aspects is the only countermeasure we have
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This is not a self-evidently bad thing. In general reaching some solution/conclusion is better than remaining in doubt, because then behavior is triggered which will falsify.
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It is a methodological issue. What do you compare a judgement with? For accuracy you need an objective criterion, which is rare in the social world. To detect bias you just need a judgement difference between two groups without caring about what an accurate judgement would be.
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On the fly calculations that must take in to consideration of soil composition, pole height, wire strain, and overcompensation to plumb an existing leaning pole.
It’s nothing that I think about, I can just do it with very good accuracy. I would hate to see the math on this.
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