Think about what you read in chapter 1 about the way we make decisions. Answer tThink about what you read in chapter 1 about the way we make decisions. Answer the questions below as thoroughly as you can in your own words – no quotations.
Once you have posted, respond to a group mate with a minimum of 5 sentences explaining why you agree or disagree with their ideas and quotations.
Questions:
Answer each part of the following
Who is Gottman, what is the Love Lab and its goal?
Is Gottman actually thin slicing or is he using conscious and deliberate thinking?
Why does the author of Blink believe Gottman can teach us about thin slicing?
Who were the WWII so-called interceptors – What did they do and why?
What is a fist in Morse code and why was the fist so important to WWII commanders?
How might the concept of the fist relate to Gottman and
the ability to predict divorce?
Think about Goslings study of personality prediction; were friends or strangers similar or different in predicting a persons personality why?
How does this study relate to Gladwell’s ideas on decision making?
Which doctors get sued the most and why?
If you were an insurance company, would you need to know everything about the doctors talents to predict his/her chances of being sued?
How does this relate to Gladwell’s idea of decision making?
According to producer Brian Grazer, why did he believe Tom Hanks would be successful so quickly?
How does this relate to Gladwell’s idea of decision making?
Describe bird identification according to Ornithologist David Sibley?
How does this relate to Gladwell’s idea of decision making?
According to the author of Blink, can we get better at thin-slicing? How?