Series
Big Questions
Construal of Suffering Through Spaces Associated with Death
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SMU Community, Public
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Synopsis
The figure above demonstrates the Müller-Lyer illusion, where equal-length lines appear different due to cognitive processing, illustrating how perceptions can mislead us – a key concept in Behavioural Economics. This field explores how psychological attributes affect economic decisions. Our lecture will first examine examples of how these attributes lead to seemingly irrational decisions. Then we will discuss leveraging an understanding of behavioural biases to subtly influence decision-making contexts, nudging individuals towards more desirable choices.
Speaker
Speaker Details
Khyati Tripathi
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Khyati Tripathi is a psychologist and anthropologist by training with over thirteen years of research experience in death studies. She is currently a research associate at Harvard and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the South Asia Institute, Harvard University, in January 2023. Previously, she was selected for the Commonwealth Scholarship (2016–17), which enabled her to pursue her PhD in split-site mode at the University of Delhi as well as the University of London. Khyati uses a multi-disciplinary lens spanning psychology, anthropology, and psychoanalysis to look at different aspects of death. For her PhD, she focused on the cultural construction of dead bodies through death rituals and mortuary techniques in Hinduism and Judaism. |
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