tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 Information on the ideas, new and old, that are the foundation of alternative health care. TypePad tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54405 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00

Psychology professor Keith E. Stanovich coined the term dysrationalia to describe the inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence. In so doing, he has attempted to answer the question of why intelligent people do stupid things. Stanovich notes two causes of dysrationalia. The first is that people tend to be "cognitive misers" who, while having the ability to employ complex cognitive mechanisms, tend to take the easy way out when solving problems. This often results in solutions that are illogical and wrong. The second cause is what Stanovich calls the "mindware gap." This occurs when people lack the specific knowledge, rules and strategies needed to think rationally.

By Christopher Kent, DC, Esq. Psychology professor Keith E. Stanovich coined the term dysrationalia to describe the inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence. In so doing, he has attempted to answer the question of why intelligent people do stupid things. Stanovich notes two causes of dysrationalia. The first is that people tend to be "cognitive misers" who, while having the ability to employ complex cognitive mechanisms, tend to take the easy way out when solving problems. This often results in solutions that are illogical and wrong. The second cause is what Stanovich calls the "mindware gap." This occurs when people lack the specific knowledge, rules and strategies needed to think rationally. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54320 2009-11-18T12:00:32-07:00 2009-11-18T12:00:07-07:00

I know this article will be met with a variety of reactions from various readers because of the wide and diverse demographics of our profession, but I just could not help wondering if this entire "social networking" craze is causing many doctors to ignore the fact that old-fashioned "word of mouth" communication has not been replaced (at least not yet) by "word of mouse." That being said, the ease of virtual communication is alluring and may be influencing doctors to transport this communication style to their doctor-patient en-counters. It may work, but there are also potential dangers in trying to replace a face-to-face encounter with a Facebook encounter.

By Louis Sportelli, DC I know this article will be met with a variety of reactions from various readers because of the wide and diverse demographics of our profession, but I just could not help wondering if this entire "social networking" craze is causing many doctors to ignore the fact that old-fashioned "word of mouth" communication has not been replaced (at least not yet) by "word of mouse." That being said, the ease of virtual communication is alluring and may be influencing doctors to transport this communication style to their doctor-patient en-counters. It may work, but there are also potential dangers in trying to replace a face-to-face encounter with a Facebook encounter.