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Apr 8, 2015 · Thinking with Richard: Directed by Peter Graham. With Saul Stein, Carlos Leon, Gregory Perri, Krista Donargo.
- Peter Graham
- 2015-04-08
- Comedy
- Saul Stein, Carlos Leon, Gregory Perri
In a lightning tour of human reasoning, world-renowned psychologist Richard Nisbett shines a new light on the shadowy world of the way we think – and how we ...
- 56 min
- 116.3K
- The Royal Institution
Jul 19, 2021 · His newest book is Thinking: A Memoir. In this episode, Nisbett shares samples of his work relating to our inability to know the inner workings of our own minds, whether we can call various cognitive biases “errors” in reasoning, and how culture shapes the way we interact with the world.
- Unreflective Thinker
- Challenged Thinker
- Beginning Thinker
- Practicing Thinker
- Advanced Thinker
- Master Thinker
These are people who don’t reflect about thinking and the effect it has on their lives. As such, they form opinions and make decisions based on prejudices and misconceptions while their thinking doesn’t improve. Unreflective thinkers lack crucial skills that would allow them to parse their thought processes. They also do not apply standards like ac...
This next level up thinker has awareness of the importance of thinking on their existence and knows that deficiencies in thinking can bring about major issues. As the psychologists explain, to solve a problem, you must first admit you have one. People at this intellectual stage begin to understand that “high quality thinking requires deliberate ref...
Beginning thinkers place more value in reason, becoming self-aware in their thoughts. They may also be able to start looking at the concepts and biases underlying their ideas. Additionally, such thinkers develop higher internal standards of clarity, accuracy and logic, realizing that their ego plays a key role in their decisions. Another big aspect...
This more experienced kind of thinker not only appreciates their own deficiencies, but has skills to deal with them. A thinker of this level will practice better thinking habits and will analyze their mental processes with regularity. While they might be able to express their mind’s strengths and weaknesses, as a negative, practicing thinkers might...
The advanced thinker is at ease with self-critique and does so systematically, looking to improve. Among key traits required for this level are“intellectual insight” to develop new thought habits, “intellectual integrity” to “recognize areas of inconsistency and contradiction in one’s life,” intellectual empathy” to put oneself in the place of othe...
This is the super-thinker, the one who is totally in control of how they process information and make decisions. Such people constantly seek to improve their thought skills, and through experience “regularly raise their thinking to the level of conscious realization.” A master thinker achieves great insights into deep mental levels, strongly commit...
Dr. Richard Paul was Director of Research and Professional Development at the Center for Critical Thinking, and was Chair of the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. His body of work, including eight books and over 200 articles, established him as an internationally-recognized authority on critical thinking.
Thinking with Richard. 2015. Comedy. Cast. Saul Stein (Richard) Carlos Leon (Heart) Gregory Perri (Mike) Krista Donargo (Samira) David Wohl (Brain) Vincent Pastore (Balls) Giovanni Alabiso...
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