Week Nine Post One (Correction)

While reading chapter fifteen I grew a strong interest toward the section comparing intuition and analysis. It is proven by neuroscience that the brain has multiple pathways, although they are not all used at once. Klacyznski decided to focus on the intuitive/analytic pair in adolescence. Intuitive thought is defined as the thought that arises from an emotion or a hunch, beyond rational explanation and is influenced by past experiences and cultural assumptions. Analytic thought is defines as the thought that results from analysis, such as systematic ranking of pros and cons, risks and consequences, possibilities and facts. Analytic thought usually depends on logic and rationality. A study where intuition and analysis was compared showed that most children initially jumped to the more inclusive statement rather than sticking to logic.  Adolescents tended to answer more analytically. It is proven that logical thinking improves with age and education, as well as experience. Under most circumstances logic is more difficult than intuition and requires examination of comforting familiar prejudices. According to Klacyznski people gain experience in making decisions and thinking things through, they become better at knowing when analysis is needed. I found this section to be really interesting because I have found myself in many situations where I wondered if I should react on my intuition or analyze the situation. There has been several times I ended up regretting my decision and wishing I had chose the opposite type of thought. I believe it is very challenging to make a decision on how to think in a certain situation, I think sometimes you naturally react without even being able to decide how you want to react.