dysrationalia

Chalk it up to "dysrationalia," a term Dr. Stanovich has coined for the inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence, as he details in his recent book,

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"dysrationalia" (analogous to "dyslexia"), meaning the inability to think and behave rationally despite having adequate intelligence, to draw attention to a large domain of cognitive life that intelligence tests fail to assess.

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The antidote to dysrationalia in ad testing boils down to more extensive testing.

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It is useful to get a handle on dysrationalia, Dr. Stanovich says, because we face many difficult problems that require accurate rational responses, from evaluating environmental threats to deciding how to invest retirement savings.

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Likewise, a person with dysrationalia is almost as likely to have higher than average intelligence as he or she is to have lower than average intelligence.,

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It is possible to test high in IQ yet to suffer from the logical-thought defect known as dysrationalia.

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If we can understand what produces dysrationalia, and how to intervene in early life, we may take a big step towards enlightenment 2.0 and rational discourse though not universal agreement. dysrationalia.

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Considering All the Possibilities cute logic puzzle up at "Cosmic Variance" making a point about dysrationalia:

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Another cause of dysrationalia is the mindware gap, which occurs when people lack the specific knowledge, rules and strategies needed to think rationally.

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As it turns out, there's a reason for that: it is possible to test high in IQ yet to suffer from a logical-thought defect known as dysrationalia. In "

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