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NAME: Western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox LATIN NAME: HABITAT: Terrestrial VENOMOUS NAME: Grass snake LATIN NAME: Natrix natrix HABITAT: Semiaquatic NOT VENOMOUS NAME: Jungle carpet python Ju LATIN NAME: Morelia spilota M cheynei Rainforest HABITAT: TAT NOT VENOMOUS

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t of the picture and have to fil Often you see only part of the picture and have to fill in the rest using data stored in your memory. A few clues are often enough, because your brain is programmed head looks familiar, so you mentally fill in the rest of ental its body as that of a snake, which might be dangerous. m et a go Conscious thought is only a fraction Conscious thought is only a fraction a fraction ract ct fr fr only thought is ug inside your brai

Joining the dots rest using data to make sense of sketchy information that might be to make sense o important to your safety. In this case, the animal’s safety. In th This happens before you get a good view of it. Conscious of what is wh unconscious co in on Stereotypes and people to

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to cre Labeling leads us to create mental models of all kinds of things, from animals to people and animals from ngs, f things s of social groups. These are called stereotypes. grou People are scared of snakes because they think all snakes conform to a venomous stereotype. In fact, this is a harmless grass snake, showing that the stereotype is often wrong. The brain’s habit of creating

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When your brain registers sensory data as important, it instantly labels it as a particular type abels it as a pa of experience or problem. This helps it devise a erience or pro rapid response without getting bogged down in detail. So once you realize that this is a snake, y you don’t go through a mental checklist to al assure yourself that you are right. You label it, and take a step back. After all, some snakes a

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