Nick Chater
British behavioural scientist and professor of behavioural science known for work in cognitive science and decision-making; author of the book 'The Mind Is Flat.'
Books
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1. The Mind Is Flat
The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain
Argues that the mind lacks deep, hidden layers of thought and that conscious experience is a series of momentary constructions: instead of accessing true inner causes or stable selves, people assemble on-the-spot explanations and preferences from immediate information and simple heuristics, often confabulating reasons for actions after the fact; the book surveys experiments and theory showing how perception, memory and decision-making are shaped by these shallow processes and explores implications for responsibility, free will, therapy and everyday behavior.
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