News tagged with gut feeling

When it comes to accepting evolution, gut feelings trump facts

For students to accept the theory of evolution, an intuitive "gut feeling" may be just as important as understanding the facts, according to a new study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 184 | with audio podcast

That's gross!: Study uncovers physiological nature of disgust in politics

Most likely, you would be disgusted if confronted with a picture of a man eating a mouthful of writhing worms. Or a particularly bloody wound. Or a horribly emaciated but still living body. But just how much disgust you feel ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Trust your gut ... but only sometimes

When faced with decisions, we often follow our intuition—our self-described "gut feelings"—without understanding why. Our ability to make hunch decisions varies considerably: Intuition can either be a useful ally ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

GPs' gut feelings defined

'Gut feelings' experienced by GPs play a substantial role in their diagnostic reasoning process, but always in combination with analytical reasoning. Gut feelings can be separated into the sense of alarm and the sense of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0