others place their faith in human intuition: "buried deep within each and every one of us, there is an instinctive, heart-felt awareness that provides if we allow it to the most reliable guide, offered prince Charles 2000 "i know there's no evidence that shows the death penalty has a deterrent effect, gorge w.bush 1999 reportedly said as taxes governor ,but i just feel in my gut it must be true. "I'm a gut player . i rely on my instincts , said the former president in explaining to bob Woodward 2002 his decision to launch the Iraq war.
prince Charles and president bush have much company . along list of pop psychology books encourage us toward "intuitive managing" "intuitive trading " "intuitive healing" and much more .today's psychological science does document a vast intuitive mind. as we will see, our thinking, memory , and attitudes operate on two levels conscious and unconscious , with the larger part operation automatically, off screen. like jumbo jets , we fly mostly on autopilot . so are we smart to listen to the whispers of our inner wisdom , to simply trust "the force within "? or should we more often be subjecting our intuitive hunches to skeptical crusting? this much seems certain. intuition is important, but we often underestimate its perils. my geographical intuition tells me that ..
the need for psychological science
did we know it all along ? hindsight bias , overconfidence , the scientific attitude ,, critical thinking ,, how do psychologists ask and answer