Tag: Motivated Reasoning
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Search for Truth
Read more: Search for TruthSearching for truth requires examining the beliefs we most want to protect. Explore how cognitive biases, emotional appeals, and familiar…
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Clickbait
Read more: ClickbaitClickbait can capture our curiosity without deepening our understanding. Research on headlines, motivated reasoning, and truth judgments helps explain the…
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Learning and Uncertainty
Read more: Learning and UncertaintyLearning does not begin only with answers. It also begins when a familiar explanation stops fitting. This article explores how…
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Disposing of Evidence
Read more: Disposing of EvidenceCognitive biases distort our perception of reality, leading us to selectively interpret and dispose of evidence to fit our pre-existing…
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Receiving Advice
Read more: Receiving AdviceGood advice can widen our view without taking ownership of our decisions. Mature receptivity joins openness with careful evaluation of…
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Gaining Knowledge
Read more: Gaining KnowledgeWe fight bias through gaining knowledge, not from restricted networks supporting our beliefs; but open mindedness to a variety of…
