Chapter 8: We Like Things Tidy
Summary:
This chapter is about how we distort things we see or hear. Studies were described that showed how humans like to keep things straight in their minds. When asked to give directions of Reno compared to San Diego most people got it wrong. When drawing maps people tended to draw things straight, such as roads and rivers. It was also shown with other things such as people not remembering a lot of the words to the national anthem but when the music was played before they were asked to recall the song more words were remembered.
Discussion:
This chapter was interesing especially the part about how we view maps. I liked this part because like many others, I said that Reno was East of San Diego. Then it was described further with stories, maps, and songs to show how we distort or messup when we recall them.
Chapter 9: Men Shoot First
Summary:
This chapter was about many things about men compared to women. It was shown that men are usually more aggressive than woman and take more risks. These risks were shown to happen not because men were more risky but because men usually valued the reward more.
Discussion:
This was kind of a funny chapter and the title made me question it. However, there were many facts and information about the subject so it turned out to be a legit chapter. I thought it was interesting how it said that men are three times more likely to be in a fatal automobile accident. I've heard other statistics but never anything really related to men vs women.
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