Predictably Irrational: Our Effort to Understand Human Behavior Ross Miller

In this episode, Riko and Ryota talked about irrationality, social norms and market norms, and logical fallacies. Human beings tend to compare, they use social norms and market norms in different purposes, and they will obey themselves if there are some praises for them. Human beings sometimes use these how to think or behavior by mistake, which may cause some serios problems. However, there are some solutions to solve the problems and we will indicate them. We hope you enjoy this final episode of Season 2.

Ryoki, Kanta, and Kairi are talking about Straw-man Fallacy, Hasty Generalization, Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy, and Burden of Proof Fallacy. We will explain each fallacy and explain how to avoid it. We conducted our study in one of the four fallacies: "Have you ever asked your parents to buy something by lying to them, saying that someone else had it too?'' We will explain based on" Is there anything that happens?'' In this podcast, you will be able to hear and learn about the fallacy that is lurking around you.

Daito, Kyoka, Maina and Kohei explain the four human irrationalities: Base Rate Fallacy, Cognitive Dissonance, Commitment Bias, and Correlation/Causation Fallacy. This content is related to the contradictions between behavior and thought, as well as the handling of information. By understanding these, you can comprehend and confront aspects of yourself that you may not have been aware of before. This knowledge enables self-reflection, providing insights into one's own characteristics. 

In this episode, Haruka, Mayu, Shun, and Ibuki explore the captivating biases of the placebo effect, false memory, blind spot bias, and confirmation bias. Delving into Dan Ariely's 'Predictably Irrational,' we dissect these intriguing cognitive quirks, shedding light on their impact on decision-making. A captivating experiment reveals the subtle manifestations of these biases. Join us for a conclusion that emphasizes the importance of recognizing and navigating these cognitive intricacies.

Mona, Mylinh and Moe introduce cognitive biases and logical fallacies in the following sequence, Availability Heuristic, Barnum Effect, Automation Bias, and Groupthink. We start with the introduction of our podcast. For each of them, we talked about definitions, examples, how we can apply in real life and so on. We conduct a questionnaire on psychological phenomenon of bias, Groupthink and we talked about what questions we have set and what we learned from it in our talk. The last part is the conclusion of it and the purpose for our talk.

Masami, Haruto, Yuuta, and Momiji talk about several chapters from Predictably Irrational. The first topic is about anchoring. We will discuss how the information initially presented can influence subsequent judgments and decisions. The next topic is about zero cost. We will talk about people's psychology and situations when they see the words zero = free. Finally, we will discuss how emotions change human behavior. We will discuss how human emotions influence decision-making and judgment.