You 2.0: In the Heat of the Moment
Hidden Brain
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The Hot Cold Ampathy Gap
Researchers have repeatedly found that people are worse at predicting their behaviour in a hot state after they've already experienced that hot state. George doesn't know exactly why they got this result, but he has a guess they can't remember that how aroused they were. But we also have troubled understanding our actions in the past. Our memories are faulty, especially when it comes to how intense feelings can overwhelm us.
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