Transcript Reflection

Reflective Intelligence
Chapter 9
Disposition = habitual inclination;
a tendency
They are proclivities that
Survival
lead us in one direction or
Value
other (within the freedom of
action that we have)
Predictability-->result of interaction between
nature and nurture
•They evolve from electrochemical compositions, allocations and
interactions that mediate human behavior
•Some are genetic (millions of years of natural selection)
•Some can be seen immediately and others within the developmental stages
Humans are prepared by their biology to:
•Form friendships
•Fall in love
Despite difficulties
•Cope with fear
•Move toward their goals
Notes on Dispositions
The brain believes that it should behave in that manner
(pattern could be either good or bad)brain decision
that it is of value
Starts at infancy
Inherit neurochemistries
avoidance reaction
To novelty
Other names:
•Habits, tendencies,
inclinations, attitudes,
personality, character or
temperament
Genetic blueprints malleable
by experiences
The frontal lobes coordinate and
lead other natural structures in
concerted action – they are the
brain’s command post
The dynamic process of the evolution
of the brain necessitated a machanism
to manage itfrontal lobes
Coordinated, constrained and organized neural activities
Resolve, create and project – a true organ of civilization
Information patterns are the currency of intelligence – reflection is the
compounding of returns
Reflection is putting together mental narratives about events, issues,
possible actions, probable effectsthe capacity to analyze, plan and
predict
This capacity emerged as result of the evolutionary social experience
Reflection is how we know ourselves in the past, future and present
Notes on Reflection
Reflection
enmeshed
with other
types of
intelligence
Brain is
moving
information
at will to
generate
alternative
images
(new and
established
information)
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Role of the frontal lobe:
•Goals and objectives
•Plan of action
•Select cognitive skills
required
•Coordinate these skills
•Organizes them in order
•Evaluate actions
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Multiple Dimensions
of Reflection
PhysiologicalfMRI electrochemical activity (cortex)
Social interaction with knowledge of other brainsdissonance & options
others information make you think and reevaluate yours
Emotional-->emotional centers of the brain must judge the situation worthy of
attention
Constructivethis motivation provides the brain to construct knowledge “I
want to learn”
Dispositionalpractice = habit to analyze, create and resolve
Reflection = the capacity to replay information sequences & patterns in your brain