Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.
In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing: The Illusion of Rational Thought. We will discuss the positives and negatives of rational decision making, as well as the role our emotions play in our decision-making processes. [March 6, 2023]
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Show Notes
Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.
In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing: The Illusion of Rational Thought. We will discuss the positives and negatives of rational decision making, as well as the role our emotions play in our decision making processes. [March 6, 2023]
00:00 – Intro
00:22 – Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro
01:21 – Intro Links
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- Social-Engineer.com– http://www.social-engineer.com/
- Managed Voice Phishing– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
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- Adversarial Simulations– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK– https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
- CLUTCH– http://www.pro-rock.com/
- org– http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/
06:00 – The Topic of the Day: The Illusion of Rational Thinking
08:18 – The Difference “Framing” Makes
12:53 – Why “FREE” Isn’t Free
17:49 – Western Influence
20:02 – Having More, Feeling Less
22:00 – Analysis Paralysis
28:33 – Embodied Cognition
30:21 – You’re Getting Warmer
33:59 – Excitation Transfer Theory
35:13 – Let the Countdown Begin
39:02 – Emotional Responses
42:31 – Incidental Emotions
45:45 – Wrap Up
48:01 – Outro
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