Jonah Lehrer

As part of the experiment, Galinsky asked the participants to write letter ‘E’ on their forehead. The results of the experiment showed that participant who were primed with the feeling of power wrote ‘E’ backward, when seen by another person (Lehrer, Jonah. "How Power Corrupts."). This experiment clearly shows how powerful individuals see the world through their own eyes and do not care for what other view. Besides this, example from history also proves the point that powerful individuals do not…

In an essay by Jonah Lehrer called “The Eureka Hunt”, the author introduces the reader to a study about insight and how the brain works through the thought process that leads to an idea. According to the essay, psychologist Jonathan Schooler was able to demonstrate that it…

She uses science writers to strengthen her argument that attention spans are unrealistic. Heffernan expresses her thoughts in the following statement: “Science writers like Jonah Lehrer have pointed to studies that seem to demonstrate perfectly respectable attention spans in gamers and Web users” (Heffernan 113). In this quote, Virginia Heffernan is pointing out the research she has found on this topic. She is informing the reader…

2011, directed by Jeremiah Crowell and written by Leslie Schwerin. The settings took place in multiple locations in California, starring, Neil Patrick Harris as the narrator, Beau Lotto as himself, Bas Rokers as himself, John Crawford as himself, Jonah Lehrer as himself, Robin Harlan as herself, Sarah Monat-Jacobs as herself, Josh McDermott as himself, Dr. Lera Bordoditsky as herself, Daniel Kish as himself, and Cathy Moss as herself, and two unnamed actors. This film is all about unlocking the…

Does preschool education have a long-term effect on children? This is a question that does not have just one single answer. In today’s society, whether or not your child receives a preschool education is solely a decision the parents have to make, whereas when I was younger, not every child was able to go to preschool. In today’s society, children do not have to partake in a test to get into a preschool program like the children that grew up in the previous decades. Although some people feel as…

on human recollection of memories encoded in the brain, is a “reconstructive process that is susceptible to distortion” (Lacy and Stark 2). According to Dr. Jonah Lehrer, “More than 75,000 prosecutions every year are based entirely on the recollections of others,” which could lead to the introduction of motives these witnesses may have (Lehrer). To analyze this potential bias, we must ask the question: how do psychological phenomena explain the unreliability of eyewitness testimony? Before…

lecture they can engage their brains in a more one on one environment. In Virginia Heffernan’s The Attention-Span Myth, states the very same thing, “… there is pro-technology view of attention spans-, but no less confident. Science writers like Jonah Lehrer have pointed to studies that seem to demonstrate perfectly respectable attention spans in gamers and Web users” (113). Heffernan tries to show that even popular scientists feel the web based learning environment may be able to hold a person’s…

The Impact of Technology Is the internet a big distraction or a tool we need in order to succeed? In today’s society the internet play’s a big role in our lives, something that people can’t seem to live without. The internet is not only negatively changing us but also the way we process information and socialize with people. Such negative impact is not only seen in teens but also in adults, changing our ways just to try to keep up with technology making us lazy and less critical thinkers. The…

smart to understand it more. That would also help the students who are street smart to understand there are things in life that happen outside the book. According to Jonah Lehrer’s article from The New Yorker, “Why Smart People Are Stupid,” They overlook their choices from their mental thinking, leading to the wrong choices (Lehrer). Many people who are street smart tend to make mistakes saying that they are smarter than other people. They tend to overthink the easy things that they know how to…