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Option 2: Darwinism Pro/Cons A heuristic is a mental process that is used to solve a specific problem. It is informal, intuitive and quick algorithm which brain uses to develop an estimate answer in response to a reasoning question. Mostly, heuristic is helpful because they permit to quickly make sense of a complex environment bur sometimes it is failing to correctly assess the world. When heuristics failed to develop a correct judgement, it sometimes results into cognitive bias. Bias is a tendency to draw an incorrect conclusion. The mismatch in our judgement and reality is the result of a bias. The heuristics are mainly used in the reasoning. The bias that heuristics can develop reflect the constraints of a reasoning system. Darwin explain heuristic and bias in the evolution in terms of genetic change, the notion of gradualism, changes occurring in many generations (sometimes they occur very quickly and subjected to the evolutionary pressures), the concept of speciation (in which, new speices developed from existing species, common ancestry of the various species, tracing of the new species on the common branch, finally a original ancestor), the mechanism of the natural selection, about different mixtures of the genes, which are reproduced in comparison to others more successfully as a result of the various abilities of the individual organism to survive and reproduce in the common environment, and about the presence of the some processes that contributed in evolutionaryShow MoreRelatedContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 Pagesintroduction, Ittner and Larcker (2001) stated that the most striking observation that came to them in the course of their review of the empirical managament accounting literature is the extent to which research is driven by changes in practice. They note that this might mean that management accounting research has become more relevant, after having been criticized for its irrelevance in the 1980s. However, the faddish nature of management accounting research has not encouraged theoretical integrationRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesed. p. cm. Includes indexes. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-283487-2 ISBN-10: 0-13-283487-1 1. Organizational behavior. I. Judge, Tim. II. Title. HD58.7.R62 2012 658.3—dc23 2011038674 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 10: 0-13-283487-1 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-283487-2 Brief Contents Preface xxii 1 2 Introduction 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Individual 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diversity in Organizations 39 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 69 Emotions and Moods 97 Personality and Values 131 Perception andRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pages6000 Anglo Neo-Europes Western Europe Latin Neo-Europes World average Southeast Asia China India 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Fig. 1.2 1850 1870 1900 1913 1930 Per Capita GDP in Regions of Emigration and Immigration Note: Calculated from data on GDP available in Angus Maddison’s www.ggdc.net/maddison. The category â€Å"Anglo Neo-Europes† represents the average for the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand; â€Å"Latin Neo-Europes,† the average of Argentina and Uruguay;