Unveiling Choice Blindness

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What is the purpose of the show 'Who You Were'?

To take the audience on a trip down memory lane from who they are all the way back through

What false memory was planted in Timothy DeLaGhetto's mind?

Taking a ride in a hot air balloon and dropping something from it

What is the psychological bias called where individuals overvalue their own explanations for their behavior?

Self-serving bias

What is the purpose of the fake game show 'Who You Were'?

To create false memories and have fun doing it. Signup and view all the answers

How can you see yourself in a mirror the way other people see you in real life?

By positioning two mirrors at a 90-degree angle. Signup and view all the answers

Why do we often think we look bad in photos?

Because photos show us what we really look like to other people, which may be different from the mirrored version of ourselves we are used to seeing. Signup and view all the answers

What memory did Tim's brain not recall?

Tim's brain did not recall the false memory of taking a ride in a hot air balloon and dropping something. Signup and view all the answers

What detail did Dylan adopt as his own memory detail?

Dylan adopted the detail of dropping something during a hot air balloon ride as his own memory detail. Signup and view all the answers

What memory detail did Victoria merge with the false memory?

Victoria merged the memory detail of waking up in the morning and going on a surprise car ride with the false memory of riding in a hot air balloon. Signup and view all the answers

So who do you think was in the basket with you?

Both my parents. Signup and view all the answers

What did they eat afterwards?

A churro. Signup and view all the answers

What did they call it?

Post-balloon churro. Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator say about the balloon ride?

It never happened. Signup and view all the answers

According to the Innocence Project, what percentage of convictions overturned by DNA evidence are due to faulty eye-witness memories?

72%. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the study mentioned in the text?

To examine first impressions in the workplace and how people justify choices they never made. Signup and view all the answers

What technique does the magician use in the study?

Slight of hand to swap some of the faces chosen by the subjects. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main finding of the study?

People fabricate justifications for choices they never made and defend those choices as if they were their own. Signup and view all the answers

What is choice blindness and how does it affect our decision-making process?

Choice blindness refers to the phenomenon where we justify a choice we made, even if we are unaware of the choice itself. It affects our decision-making process by leading us to create justifications for our choices, even if they were not conscious decisions. Signup and view all the answers

What is retrograde amnesia and how does it impact one's sense of self?

Retrograde amnesia is a condition where a person loses all autobiographical and historical memories due to an injury or trauma. It impacts one's sense of self by erasing their entire life and leaving them with no recollection of their identity, relationships, or past experiences. Signup and view all the answers

How can false memories be created and why is it important to be aware of this phenomenon?

False memories can be created when the brain fills in details that never actually happened, especially if the information received or suggested is not entirely accurate. It is important to be aware of this phenomenon because false memories can significantly distort one's personal history and lead to the belief in events that never occurred. Signup and view all the answers