The Resource Riveted : the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe, Jim Davies
Riveted : the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe, Jim Davies
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- "Why do some things pass under the radar of our attention, but other things capture our interest? Why do some religions catch on and others fade away? What makes a story, a movie, or a book riveting? Why do some people keep watching the news even though it makes them anxious?The past 20 years have seen a remarkable flourishing of scientific research into exactly these kinds of questions. Professor Jim Davies' fascinating and highly accessible book, Riveted, reveals the evolutionary underpinnings of why we find things compelling, from art to religion and from sports to superstition. Compelling things fit our minds like keys in the ignition, turning us on and keeping us running, and yet we are often unaware of what makes these "keys" fit. What we like and don't like is almost always determined by subconscious forces, and when we try to consciously predict our own preferences we're often wrong. In one study of speed dating, people were asked what kinds of partners they found attractive. When the results came back, the participants' answers before the exercise had no correlation with who they actually found attractive in person! We are beginning to understand just how much the brain makes our decisions for us: we are rewarded with a rush of pleasure when we detect patterns, as the brain thinks we've discovered something significant; the mind urges us to linger on the news channel or rubberneck an accident in case it might pick up important survival information; it even pushes us to pick up People magazine in order to find out about changes in the social structure. Drawing on work from philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, psychology, economics, computer science, and biology, Davies offers a comprehensive explanation to show that in spite of the differences between the many things that we find compelling, they have similar effects on our minds and brains"--
- "A sweeping look at what grabs our attentions that pulls back the curtain on the psychological and evolutionary reasons that everyone is drawn to religion, conspiracy theories, and the news"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Contents
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- Hardwiring for socializing
- Wizard's first rule : hope and fear's anti-sweet spot
- The thrill of discovering patterns
- Incongruity : absurdism, mystery, and puzzle
- Our biological nature
- Our psychological biases
- Why we get riveted
- Isbn
- 9781137279019
- Label
- Riveted : the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe
- Title
- Riveted
- Title remainder
- the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe
- Statement of responsibility
- Jim Davies
- Subject
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- Cognition
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Erlebnis
- Evolution (Biology)
- Evolutionary psychology
- Evolutionary psychology
- Interdisziplinarität
- Interesse
- Kognitive Psychologie
- Ottawa authors, musicians, etc
- Biological Evolution
- Psychologie
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie évolutionniste
- Psychology
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Evolution
- cognition
- evolution
- psychology
- Évolution (Biologie)
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "Why do some things pass under the radar of our attention, but other things capture our interest? Why do some religions catch on and others fade away? What makes a story, a movie, or a book riveting? Why do some people keep watching the news even though it makes them anxious?The past 20 years have seen a remarkable flourishing of scientific research into exactly these kinds of questions. Professor Jim Davies' fascinating and highly accessible book, Riveted, reveals the evolutionary underpinnings of why we find things compelling, from art to religion and from sports to superstition. Compelling things fit our minds like keys in the ignition, turning us on and keeping us running, and yet we are often unaware of what makes these "keys" fit. What we like and don't like is almost always determined by subconscious forces, and when we try to consciously predict our own preferences we're often wrong. In one study of speed dating, people were asked what kinds of partners they found attractive. When the results came back, the participants' answers before the exercise had no correlation with who they actually found attractive in person! We are beginning to understand just how much the brain makes our decisions for us: we are rewarded with a rush of pleasure when we detect patterns, as the brain thinks we've discovered something significant; the mind urges us to linger on the news channel or rubberneck an accident in case it might pick up important survival information; it even pushes us to pick up People magazine in order to find out about changes in the social structure. Drawing on work from philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, psychology, economics, computer science, and biology, Davies offers a comprehensive explanation to show that in spite of the differences between the many things that we find compelling, they have similar effects on our minds and brains"--
- "A sweeping look at what grabs our attentions that pulls back the curtain on the psychological and evolutionary reasons that everyone is drawn to religion, conspiracy theories, and the news"--
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- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davies, Jim
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Evolutionary psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Psychology
- Evolution (Biology)
- Cognition
- Psychology
- Biological Evolution
- Cognition
- Psychologie évolutionniste
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie
- Évolution (Biologie)
- Cognition
- psychology
- evolution
- cognition
- PSYCHOLOGY
- SCIENCE
- Cognitive psychology
- Evolutionary psychology
- Erlebnis
- Interdisziplinarität
- Interesse
- Kognitive Psychologie
- Label
- Riveted : the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe, Jim Davies
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-273) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Hardwiring for socializing
- Wizard's first rule : hope and fear's anti-sweet spot
- The thrill of discovering patterns
- Incongruity : absurdism, mystery, and puzzle
- Our biological nature
- Our psychological biases
- Why we get riveted
- Control code
- 860754881
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137279019
- Lccn
- 2013050467
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- System control number
- (OCoLC)860754881
- Label
- Riveted : the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe, Jim Davies
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-273) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Hardwiring for socializing
- Wizard's first rule : hope and fear's anti-sweet spot
- The thrill of discovering patterns
- Incongruity : absurdism, mystery, and puzzle
- Our biological nature
- Our psychological biases
- Why we get riveted
- Control code
- 860754881
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137279019
- Lccn
- 2013050467
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- System control number
- (OCoLC)860754881
Subject
- Cognition
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Erlebnis
- Evolution (Biology)
- Evolutionary psychology
- Evolutionary psychology
- Interdisziplinarität
- Interesse
- Kognitive Psychologie
- Ottawa authors, musicians, etc
- Biological Evolution
- Psychologie
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie évolutionniste
- Psychology
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Evolution
- cognition
- evolution
- psychology
- Évolution (Biologie)
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology
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