The invisible gorilla and other ways our intuition deceives us /
By: Chabris, Christopher F.
Contributor(s): Simons, Daniel J.
Publisher: London : HarperCollins, 2011Edition: New ed.Description: 306 p. ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780007317318 (pbk); 9780007317318:; 000731731X (pbk).Subject(s): Perception | Apperception | Thought and thinking | Psychology -- EducationDDC classification: 153.74 Summary: If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, you'd notice it. Wouldn't you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, you'd remember it, right? This book takes a look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you.Continues: Invisible gorilla, or, why you have no idea how your mind works.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 153.74 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Lost Checked out | 31/08/2022 | 0078221 |
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Originally published: as The invisible gorilla, or, why you have no idea how your mind works. 2010.
If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, you'd notice it. Wouldn't you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, you'd remember it, right? This book takes a look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you.