Mangala Kanayson's Questions on Patternicity (2:45 Class) - 13 views

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  #1 Mangala Kanayson on 21 Oct 11

   

  1.) How do you think this concept can be applied to public policy? What implications does the tendency to create meaning where there is none have on the way we discuss world events? Do the metaphors and causal stories we use to explain and understand political actors reflect this tendency?
  2.) Where do you see yourself falling victim, so to speak, to patternicity in your own life? In other words, do you ever see or imagine patterns where there are none?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1.) How do you think this concept can be applied to public policy? What implications does the tendency to create meaning where there is none have on the way we discuss world events? Do the metaphors and causal stories we use to explain and understand political actors reflect this tendency? <br /> 2.) Where do you see yourself falling victim, so to speak, to patternicity in your own life? In other words, do you ever see or imagine patterns where there are none?</div>

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  #2 nsamuelian on 21 Oct 11

   

  2- I usually do find myself seeing patterns or images in places where there are none. I believe someone sees a pattern related to previous thoughts or sights they have seen. Once people start noticing something about society, it is more likely for them to imagine these things appear everywhere when sometimes they really dont.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">2- I usually do find myself seeing patterns or images in places where there are none. I believe someone sees a pattern related to previous thoughts or sights they have seen. Once people start noticing something about society, it is more likely for them to imagine these things appear everywhere when sometimes they really dont.</div>

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  #3 Jonathan Omokawa on 21 Oct 11

   

  2. I do sometimes find myself seeing patterns where there wasn't intention to be. For example, sometimes when in class, I can parallels between material being taught and what I learned last class. Clearly, no pattern is intentional, but sometimes I think that there is. Ridiculous I know, but like what was said above, it is probably a pattern that is related to previous thoughts or sights they have seen. Much like deja vu, we can swear that it has happened before, yet it has been proven that its the mind playing tricks on us. It makes connections for us much like how Google can interpret what we want to search by just typing in a few letters, our brains fill in the blanks in a situation that we may never have been in before.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">2. I do sometimes find myself seeing patterns where there wasn't intention to be. For example, sometimes when in class, I can parallels between material being taught and what I learned last class. Clearly, no pattern is intentional, but sometimes I think that there is. Ridiculous I know, but like what was said above, it is probably a pattern that is related to previous thoughts or sights they have seen. Much like deja vu, we can swear that it has happened before, yet it has been proven that its the mind playing tricks on us. It makes connections for us much like how Google can interpret what we want to search by just typing in a few letters, our brains fill in the blanks in a situation that we may never have been in before.</div>

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  #4 Mark Drach-Meinel on 21 Oct 11

   

  1. Patternicity could be used in order to cause deceit when telling a causal story. One could bring up a false correlation and say it is the fault of the bank in order to sway the opinion of the polis. I'm sure that during the next presidential campaign the Republicans will blame Obama for situations that he had no hand in. However, patternicity says that the people will want a pattern to follow and someone to blame so they are more inclined to accept the Republicans' statement.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. Patternicity could be used in order to cause deceit when telling a causal story. One could bring up a false correlation and say it is the fault of the bank in order to sway the opinion of the polis. I'm sure that during the next presidential campaign the Republicans will blame Obama for situations that he had no hand in. However, patternicity says that the people will want a pattern to follow and someone to blame so they are more inclined to accept the Republicans' statement.</div>

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  #5 Mike Frieda on 21 Oct 11

   

  1.)a) How do you think this concept can be applied to public policy?
  I think as we are pattern seeking animals we tend to see patterns that are non-existent in politics. We make assumptions on these 'patterns' and we then base our decision making there of. With regard to story telling and political framing for example, we can see how this evolutionary concept applies directly to priming.
  
  
  b) What implications does the tendency to create meaning where there is none have on the way we discuss world events?
  For me it is hard to assert that world events could hold no meaning, but I would argue that we add non-existent meanings to certain events. That is to say, that we enhance the definition of events that are truly simple, in order to make them fit within our constructed view of the political landscape.
  
  c)Do the metaphors and causal stories we use to explain and understand political actors reflect this tendency?
  Once again, evidence is provided which debunks the notion of rational acting.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1.)a) How do you think this concept can be applied to public policy? <br /> I think as we are pattern seeking animals we tend to see patterns that are non-existent in politics. We make assumptions on these 'patterns' and we then base our decision making there of. With regard to story telling and political framing for example, we can see how this evolutionary concept applies directly to priming. <br /> <br /> <br /> b) What implications does the tendency to create meaning where there is none have on the way we discuss world events? <br /> For me it is hard to assert that world events could hold no meaning, but I would argue that we add non-existent meanings to certain events. That is to say, that we enhance the definition of events that are truly simple, in order to make them fit within our constructed view of the political landscape. <br /> <br /> c)Do the metaphors and causal stories we use to explain and understand political actors reflect this tendency? <br /> Once again, evidence is provided which debunks the notion of rational acting.</div>

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  #6 Matt Nolan on 21 Oct 11

   

  2- I do find myself seen patterns and images that have hidden meanings, but I feel that most people also see this. People want to see paranormal and unusual things because it excites people and things that are out of the ordinary are blown out of proportion by the media and the people that you tell. If someone tells you to look in the distance and you ask them see that cloud shaped like Jesus' face, they will look for it and convince themselves they actually see something

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">2- I do find myself seen patterns and images that have hidden meanings, but I feel that most people also see this. People want to see paranormal and unusual things because it excites people and things that are out of the ordinary are blown out of proportion by the media and the people that you tell. If someone tells you to look in the distance and you ask them see that cloud shaped like Jesus' face, they will look for it and convince themselves they actually see something</div>

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