Blink

In regards to Attentional Blink -- the idea that when seeing a series of images in a short period of time, we will “blink” after ones that are triggering to us, causing us to be unable to notice any images within 500 milliseconds of the first one – Mason, Zhang, and Dyer (2010) suggest that power related stimuli will stand out more to men due to the fact that while growing up, men are typically introduced to the idea of obtaining a position of authority, while women are more encouraged to reach…

Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Blink, suggests that thin-slicing suggests that spontaneous decisions are either better of just as good as carefully planned and considered decisions. Gladwell supports his claim by using examples of how normal, every-day people have had experiences with thin-slicing. Gladwell’s purpose is to use examples of regular people and their experiences with thin-slicing in order to persuade readers that intuitive judgment is developed by experience, training, and knowledge.…

personification, hyperboles--to help their readers understand their message. A writer who accomplishes this task skillfully is Malcolm Gladwell, and the way he tells the audience his message is clearly visible in the introduction of his book, Blink. Gladwell convinces his Blink readers about the reality of unconscious decisions…

The most interesting non-fiction book i ever read was a psychology based book called Blink. The book described the useful abilities of intuition and split-second gut feelings. The author is a psychologist who found studies to back up his claims. These studies involved professionals who naturally trusted their first instinct and ones trained to do so. People he interviewed or heard about, describe physical symptoms like stomachaches or headaches leading them to make a decision. This feeling is…

At first glance, you wouldn’t think that hard rock legends Van Halen and pop punk band Blink 182 have much in common. As far as sound goes, that’s pretty much the case, the two bands are worlds apart in terms of genre and their respective fan bases. However, what they have in common is something much more fundamental. In 1986 Van Halen had become one of the most popular bands of their generation, but a nasty divorce between lead singer David Lee Roth and the rest of the band left them in a tough…

Blink 182 has been playing tongue-in-cheek pop punk since 1994. To date, the band has released six full-length albums, each album more mature than the last. Though they had moderate success with their first and second album, the band really took off after the 1999 release of Enema of the State. The trio of Mark Hoppus (bass, vocals), Tom DeLonge (guitar, vocals) and Travis Barker (drums) went on to sell millions of records, and play to millions of fans live across the globe. Though they have…

Blink Health is a generic drug start-up created by Geoffrey Chaiken and his brother Matthew. Their business focuses on delivering prescription drug discounts to consumers through the Blink Health app and website. Discounts are offered on over 15,000 medications, and their network is comprised of over 57,000 pharmacies nationwide, including CVS, Rite-Aid, Walmart, Acme, and Target. Walgreens pharmacies are no longer included in Blink’s network, after Blink decided not to extend their existing…

Attentional Blink Trevor Endre Dr. Stella Francis PSY363 | Cognitive Psychology Argosy University February 16, 2018 Attentional Blink (AB, or ‘blink’) is “the phenomenon that the second of two targets cannot be detected or identified when it appears close in time to the first.” (Prof. Kimron L. Shapiro) Some experts believe that Attentional blink helps the brain ignore distractions while focusing on the original target. In the Cog Lab demonstration, a series of letters and numbers…

In the Blink written by Malcolm Gladwell creates very fascinating terminologies to describe "triggers which influence our behavior without our awareness of such changes". One of the terms that he uses in a Blink is "Priming". Malcolm Gladwell describes this word by scattering the words in test relating to older people like "worried," "Florida," "old," "lonely," "gray," "bingo," and "wrinkle" to make participants adaptive unconscious think about the state of being old. Priming brings the old…

director of a Nissan dealership, indicated his three rules that guided his every action: “Take care of the customer. Take care of the customer. Take care of the customer.” When I read this from the book Blink, I was like “totally agree!” After explaining how powerful the thin-slicing is, the author of Blink started to show its dark side. Bob’s story is a wonderful example that the secret of his success is never judging anyone on the basis of their appearance. He said “prejudging is the kiss of…