53 pages 1 hour read

Laurence Gonzales

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

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Essay Topics

1.

Provide some examples of implicit and explicit learning, and explore how these two distinct types of learning inform people’s behavior when under pressure.

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According to Gonzales, how do mental models influence people’s actions? Read a nonfiction account of survival and analyze the survivors’ actions, detailing how they either adhered to or deviated from mental models.

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Gonzales employs many binaries—mind and body, emotions and reason, civilization and nature, and more. Is his overall mentality dualistic, or does he use these binaries merely for conceptual convenience? Cite examples from the text to develop your answer.