Learning log
Prepare and Deliver Effective Presentation
Concepts Covered
In this tutorial, Sarita covered several concepts about Perception and decision-making. There are two types of thinking mode we occupy in our daily life decision-making, fast thinking and slow thinking. The fast thinking is also called Heuristic which can be facilitating when used right. It is a short cut of thinking and also the first reaction to the problem. It is admittedly not accurate and with error. The common error includes Halo effect, Contrast effect, Overconfidence bias, confirmation bias, Availability bias, Representative Bias and Escalation of Commitments. Each of them associates with some of our stereotypes and personal experience and judgement, which can often led to a biased result.
Activities undertaken
During the tutorial, we were asked to do an interpretational exercise and a simulation exercise. During the first exercise, each group member were meant to write down several key words regarding several topics on other members of the group based on their understanding of others. Then we would compare answers and discuss the ideology behind our description to others. In the second simulation exercise, we were given a role each under a nuclear winter background setting. Each role has unique feature and we were meant to have a debate and reach a conclusion about who would stay in the bunker, who would leave, due to limited resources.
Learning experience
From undertaking the practices activities, firstly, I had a practical understanding of how simultaneously we adopt Heuristic thinking in problem solving. I discovered that all the key words I wrote about other group members are mostly physical feature based or associates with their extrinsic appearances. Same thing also happen in the second exercise. All groups came up with similar answers. We all similarly have a mental image on each role assigned and determined the most effective combination on survival needs yet regardless the
Concepts Covered
In this tutorial, Sarita covered several concepts about Perception and decision-making. There are two types of thinking mode we occupy in our daily life decision-making, fast thinking and slow thinking. The fast thinking is also called Heuristic which can be facilitating when used right. It is a short cut of thinking and also the first reaction to the problem. It is admittedly not accurate and with error. The common error includes Halo effect, Contrast effect, Overconfidence bias, confirmation bias, Availability bias, Representative Bias and Escalation of Commitments. Each of them associates with some of our stereotypes and personal experience and judgement, which can often led to a biased result.
Activities undertaken
During the tutorial, we were asked to do an interpretational exercise and a simulation exercise. During the first exercise, each group member were meant to write down several key words regarding several topics on other members of the group based on their understanding of others. Then we would compare answers and discuss the ideology behind our description to others. In the second simulation exercise, we were given a role each under a nuclear winter background setting. Each role has unique feature and we were meant to have a debate and reach a conclusion about who would stay in the bunker, who would leave, due to limited resources.
Learning experience
From undertaking the practices activities, firstly, I had a practical understanding of how simultaneously we adopt Heuristic thinking in problem solving. I discovered that all the key words I wrote about other group members are mostly physical feature based or associates with their extrinsic appearances. Same thing also happen in the second exercise. All groups came up with similar answers. We all similarly have a mental image on each role assigned and determined the most effective combination on survival needs yet regardless the