Theory of Knowledge Presentation

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By Saloni Gupte
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Ted Bundy: American Serial killer
● Sexually assaulted & murdered 30 victims
during early 1970s (full body count is unknown)
● Pretended to be handicapped, sought help from
eventual victims, kidnapped them
● Became more notorious than other killers due
to; his politeness, charisma & good looks
● Could also gain trust easily
 Knowledge Question + Extraction
How are our expectations of others shaped
by our intuition & language? (https://ied.eu/conference-teaching-langua
ge/)
● If victims trusted him, their
expectations were of him being
decent & reliable
● Decision on whether to trust is
intuitive
● Language (Communication; body
language & speech) shapes the
(https://omtimes.com/2013/04/10-key-secrets-to-intuition) ) way we think; what we notice first
tends to vary across cultures +
countries
 Development 1: Intuition

Claim: Our expectations of others are shaped by our intuition

(of whether we think they’re trustworthy)

Counterclaim: Some lack ability to recognize subtle nonverbal

cues (eg. those with autism have trouble with this→ rely more
(https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/re
lying-intuition-always-trust-gut-feelings/a
rticle/1155928) on patterns)

(https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/salaries-and-skills/hearing-what-the
y-dont-say-how-to-read-body-language )
Development 2: Language
Claim: Language shapes how we think and perceive others
(Verified by studies)

(eg. “He broke the vase” in English, “The vase broke” / “The
vase broke itself” in Spanish)

Counterclaim: - Varies based on similarity of languages

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
RKK7wGAYP6k - Inductive reasoning causes broad generalizations to
be applied to general population

eg . “Harold is a grandfather. Harold is bald. Other

grandfathers I know are bald; therefore all grandfathers
are bald”

(https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/critic
al-juncture-language-learning-uk)
Additional Real Life Scenarios

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Real Life Scenario #1: Silent movies; Charlie Chaplin
ons.php)

Real life Scenario #2: 2 teachers were give 4 students each

(of similar calibre). One was told they were indisciplined &
lazy. The other was told, they were hardworking & intelligent.

Results: Students who were praised performed 2 x better

than those who weren’t.

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 Conclusion
My belief: To a large degree, intuition and language
shape our perception of how someone will behave.

Flaws in conclusion: 1. Intuition is subconscious;

some consciously use reason to arrive at decision (if
(https://codeburst.io/the-conclusion-86e
6a4af9c8e ) asked, most people say they’re neutral; untrue) 2.
Generalizations made in studies; affects reliability of
theory that language influences perception

3. Speakers of languages different from each other

(grammar, culture, roots) affects interpretation. So, if
languages are too similar, interpretation of events
may be similar
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