Framing Effects.

The weekly readings for this course have so far been based on articles relevant to the subject of Judgement and Decision Making, articles which our groups prepare to at some point present in class. And I can tell you now: I do not like presentations. When it comes to learning, breaking down a text completely in order to present it confidently is a very effective way of getting knowledge. So far, so good. What I don't like is standing in front of a group of people and talk, it makes me very nervous. Not only when doing so, but generally also during the whole day of that event. But what I did find after my group presented our piece last week was that it is actually not that scary when you do it together, as a group. Still, not at all one of my favourite things to do, but looking back on reading the article and preparing it together the experience was quite enjoyable! The good thing about working together as a group is that the part/parts in the text that do not appear crystal clear (which does feature in a number of articles, I must admit!) can often better be explained to me by my group colleagues in order for me to get my head around it. This week we will complete our mid-semester written work, and I will reflect on this next week when it is completed.