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1Clinical Psychology Program, Pediatric Behavioral Health Emphasis Area, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Finding ways to make abstract and often obtuse concepts understandable to students, interns, residents, and fellows is a crucial pedagogical task. Explaining these principles and practices via personal narratives may increase students' engagement with the material. Accordingly, in this personal essay, I present a personal story about a lunch date with my father that illustrates the power of the confirmation and selective attention biases as well as these concepts' clinical applicability. Several elements of the lunch a go-go narrative are used to specifically explicate teaching points about cognitive biases and their role in people's inner lives.
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