The Psychology of Being Confidently Wrong
The Psychology of Being Confidently Wrong
GRADFLIX Editors4 Qs · Hard
Cognitive Psychology passages for CAT RC
Attention, memory and reasoning, and the systematic errors in how we think.
12 long-form cognitive psychology essays, written at the density of real CAT passages, each with CAT, XAT and GMAT-style questions and explanations. For real exam passages, practise the solved CAT RC PYQs; for a daily routine, see CAT RC practice.
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The Horse That Could Count and the Face That Did Not Know
A horse in Berlin tapped out sums to the delight of the crowds, and a psychologist later showed that the arithmetic belonged to the audience.
GRADFLIX Editors3 Qs · Hard
The Mozart Effect Was Never About Mozart
A 1993 study of 36 students led a US governor to send classical music to every newborn in his state. The effect was small, short and probably not about Mozart at all.
Abhishek Leela Pandey6 Qs · Medium
What Sherlock Holmes Gets Wrong About Thinking: An RC Inspired by IIM Indore
Holmes notices everything Watson misses. The passage argues this is not because he observes more. It is because he has a better theory of what is worth observing.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
What Happens When You Actually Change Your Mind: An RC Inspired by IIM Indore
Most arguments do not change minds. They change voiced positions. Genuine belief revision is neurologically different, phenomenologically distinct and far rarer than it appears.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
Why We Want the Universe to Listen
Manifestation promises cosmic rewards, but psychology suggests belief changes us more than the universe. Where does science draw the line?
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Zipper You Don't Understand
Most people are certain they understand how a zipper works, until asked to explain it. The same gap shows up in political conviction.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Face on the Wall
Why do we see faces in walls and clouds? Explore pareidolia, pattern recognition, and the surprising psychology behind human perception.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Human Need for a Second Touch
A childhood struggle with Just-Right OCD reveals a deeper truth about why humans crave symmetry, closure, patterns, and meaning itself.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
Déjà Vu: The Familiarity of the Unlived
An exploration of déjà vu as an illusion, revealing how the brain constructs false familiarity and exposing the fragile, reconstructed nature of memory.
Abhishek Leela Pandey
Numerophilia: The Mind's Romance with Order
Why are we drawn to numbers? This essay explores numerophilia—the psychological comfort and philosophical depth behind our love for mathematical order.
Abhishek Leela Pandey
The Usefulness of an Existential Crisis
An existential essay on meaning, modern life, identity, freedom, and the quiet psychological crisis hidden beneath achievement and productivity.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs