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Sep 18, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
The first book on cognitive psychology (called “Cognitive Psychology”) was published by Neisser in 1967, gifting the field its name, right?
That’s what I thought too, but I was wrong. ⬇️ 1/5 2/5 In 1939, Thomas V. Moore published his book “Cognitive Psychology”. A Benedictine monk & Psychology Professor at Catholic University of America, he had studied with Wundt (Leipzig) & Külpe (Munich). Also influenced by Charles Spearman, he was an expert in factor analysis.
Jul 17, 2019 • 10 tweets • 8 min read
New research by @NRMA observed that 36% of pedestrians in the Sydney area crossed the street while distracted by their smartphones (i.e., in a "smombie", or "smart phone zombie", state). Kudos to them for raising awareness of the dangers: mynr.ma/2JCSY2p
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As road safety expert @dimitra__V notes, "distracted walking is a form of inattentional blindness" (IB). This is a well documented, common phenomenon where people who are distracted fail to see things that should otherwise be obvious (e.g., an oncoming car).
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