The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
The human mind is wired to see patterns. Not only does the brain process information as it comes in, it also stores insights from all our past experiences. Every interaction, happy or sad, is catalogued in our memory. Intuition draws from that deep memory well to inform our decisions going forward. In other words, intuitive decisions are based on data, and not contrary to data as many would like to assume. When we subconsciously spot patterns, the body starts firing neurochemicals in both the brain and gut. These “somatic markers” are what give us that instant sense that something is right $\dots$ or that it’s off. Not only are these automatic processes faster than rational thought, but our intuition draws from decades of diverse qualitative experience (sights, sounds, interactions, etc.) – a wholly human feature that big data alone could never accomplish.
- Intuitions are automatic processes and are therefore faster than rational thought, and so decisions based on them are better.
- Intuition is infinitely richer than big data which is based on rational thought and accomplishes more than what big data can.
- Intuition draws from deep memory, and may not be related to data, but to decades of diverse qualitative experience.
- Intuitions are neuro-chemical firings based on pattern recognition and draw upon a rich and vast database of experiences.