Snap Judgment Research Paper

Blink has many snap judgments involved and decisions that people take a long time to consider. The standing question is: Which one of the two is better? Well, snap judgments help when split-second decisions are involved. An example of this is; if you were on the road and a car was coming at you at 40 mph. Decisions taken into consideration sometimes helps save lives. An example of this is, police. In one instant Gladwell describes teenage boys holding a gun to a bunch of police officers. The police officers pull their gun ready to shoot, but they don’t move. Finally, the teenage boys drop the gun and the police take them. Doesn’t sound so horrible, right? Wait!... If we replay that same scene, but the police didn’t wait, do you see what I see? Well, if the police went quicker those boys would have been dead, bleeding on the ground. The only reason they were alive was because the police slowed down a bit and stopped themselves from shooting. So the question I want to answer in this compare/contrast
That’s not what I am saying, I am just pointing out that snap judgments taken within milliseconds seem to be just as accurate as long time considerations. An example of a decision that took loads of time is taking honors classes in 8th grade. I had conversations with my mother and my teachers from last year. I took a while to decide that I would take honors ELA, honors science, and academic social studies. Although it took a while I think that I made a good decision. Now, this question is out there: Would I have chosen the same classes if I only thought about it for an hour or a day? Now, I have the opportunity to select classes for 9th grade. What I need to decide is whether I will quickly pick on the spot or whether I will take my time to consider my decision. I will most likely take my time and consider everything because if I make a quick decision and then realize it’s not what I want it won’t end up