

#91 The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charles T. Munger (Part 2)
Jan 3, 2024
Psychologist and author Charles T. Munger discusses various psychological tendencies, such as fairness and envy, and their impact on human behavior. Topics include Mirror Association, deprival superreaction tendency, cognitive dysfunction, stress-induced cognition reversals, availability misweighing, skill attenuation, communication challenges, and the influence of psychological tendencies on smart people.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Tendencies of Human Nature
02:54 • 18min
Mirror Association and its Influence on Human Behavior
21:22 • 22min
Deprival Superreaction Tendency and Cognitive Dysfunction
43:34 • 24min
Pavlov's Last Work: Stress, Reversals, and Recognition
01:08:02 • 5min
Avoiding Availability Misweighing and Skill Attenuation
01:12:54 • 12min
Exploring Communication Challenges and Psychological Tendencies
01:24:28 • 12min
The Utility and Examples of Elementary Psychological Knowledge
01:36:54 • 3min
The Paradox of Manipulation and the Reconciliation of Psychology and Economics
01:39:56 • 2min
The Influence of Psychological Tendencies on Smart People
01:41:57 • 2min