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familiarity is not easily distinguished from 11. ‘The easiest way to increase happiness is to
truth.’ Authoritarian institutions as well as control your use of time. Can you find more
some universities know this fact. time to do the things you enjoy doing?’
2. ‘If you care about being thought credible 12. ‘Experts who acknowledge the full extent of
and intelligent, do not use complex language their ignorance may expect to be replaced by
where simpler language will do.’ more confident competitors, who are better
able to gain the trust of clients. An unbiased
3. ‘Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone
self, and the experiencing self, who does my of rationality – but it is not what people and
living, is like a stranger to me.’ organizations want.’
4. ‘The confidence that individuals have in their 13. ‘The idea of mental energy is more than a
beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the mere metaphor. The nervous system con-
story they can tell about what they see, even sumes more glucose than most other parts
if they see little.’ of the body, and effortful mental activity ap-
pears to be especially expensive in the cur-
5. ‘We are prone to overestimate how much we rency of glucose.’
understand about the world and to underes-
timate the role of chance in events.’ References
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. New
6. ‘We can be blind to the obvious, and we are
also blind to our blindness.’ York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Kearns, S., and G. Morgan. 1995. ‘The Relationship be-
7. ‘The illusion that we understand the past
fosters overconfidence in our ability to pre- tween Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs, Sense of Effi-
dict the future.’ cacy and Optimism Bias.’ Paper presented at the
Australian Association for Research in Education
8. ‘Acquisition of skills requires a regular envi- Conference, Hobart, 26–30 November.
ronment, an adequate opportunity to prac- Kulik, J. A., and H. I. M. Mahler. 1987. ‘Health Sta-
tice, and rapid and unequivocal feedback tus, Perceptions of Risk and Prevention Interest for
about the correctness of thoughts and ac- Health and Nonhealth Problems.’ Health Psychology
tions.’ 6:15–27.
Richman, H. 2010. ’Optimistic Bias in the University
9. ‘Declarations of high confidence mainly tell Classroom.’ Perspectives in Learning 11 (1): 17–22.
you that an individual has constructed a co- Weinstein, C. S. 1988. ’Preservice Teachers’ Expecta-
herent story in his mind, not necessarily tions about the First Year of Teaching.’ Teaching and
that the story is true.’ Teacher Education 4 (1): 31–40.
Weinstein, N. D. 1980. ‘Unrealistic Optimism about Fu-
10. ‘Before an issue is discussed, all members ture Life Events.’ Journal of Personality and Social
of the committee should be asked to write Psychology 39:806–20.
a very brief summary of their position. This
procedure makes good use of the value of the
diversity of knowledge and opinion in the
group. The standard practice of open discus-
sion gives too much weight to the opinions
of those who speak early and assertively,
causing others to line up behind them.’
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familiarity is not easily distinguished from 11. ‘The easiest way to increase happiness is to
truth.’ Authoritarian institutions as well as control your use of time. Can you find more
some universities know this fact. time to do the things you enjoy doing?’
2. ‘If you care about being thought credible 12. ‘Experts who acknowledge the full extent of
and intelligent, do not use complex language their ignorance may expect to be replaced by
where simpler language will do.’ more confident competitors, who are better
able to gain the trust of clients. An unbiased
3. ‘Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone
self, and the experiencing self, who does my of rationality – but it is not what people and
living, is like a stranger to me.’ organizations want.’
4. ‘The confidence that individuals have in their 13. ‘The idea of mental energy is more than a
beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the mere metaphor. The nervous system con-
story they can tell about what they see, even sumes more glucose than most other parts
if they see little.’ of the body, and effortful mental activity ap-
pears to be especially expensive in the cur-
5. ‘We are prone to overestimate how much we rency of glucose.’
understand about the world and to underes-
timate the role of chance in events.’ References
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. New
6. ‘We can be blind to the obvious, and we are
also blind to our blindness.’ York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Kearns, S., and G. Morgan. 1995. ‘The Relationship be-
7. ‘The illusion that we understand the past
fosters overconfidence in our ability to pre- tween Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs, Sense of Effi-
dict the future.’ cacy and Optimism Bias.’ Paper presented at the
Australian Association for Research in Education
8. ‘Acquisition of skills requires a regular envi- Conference, Hobart, 26–30 November.
ronment, an adequate opportunity to prac- Kulik, J. A., and H. I. M. Mahler. 1987. ‘Health Sta-
tice, and rapid and unequivocal feedback tus, Perceptions of Risk and Prevention Interest for
about the correctness of thoughts and ac- Health and Nonhealth Problems.’ Health Psychology
tions.’ 6:15–27.
Richman, H. 2010. ’Optimistic Bias in the University
9. ‘Declarations of high confidence mainly tell Classroom.’ Perspectives in Learning 11 (1): 17–22.
you that an individual has constructed a co- Weinstein, C. S. 1988. ’Preservice Teachers’ Expecta-
herent story in his mind, not necessarily tions about the First Year of Teaching.’ Teaching and
that the story is true.’ Teacher Education 4 (1): 31–40.
Weinstein, N. D. 1980. ‘Unrealistic Optimism about Fu-
10. ‘Before an issue is discussed, all members ture Life Events.’ Journal of Personality and Social
of the committee should be asked to write Psychology 39:806–20.
a very brief summary of their position. This
procedure makes good use of the value of the
diversity of knowledge and opinion in the
group. The standard practice of open discus-
sion gives too much weight to the opinions
of those who speak early and assertively,
causing others to line up behind them.’
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