157 | Motivated Reasoning

What to Expect:

Have you ever heard someone self-describe as “socially liberal and fiscally conservative?” If that grinds your gears, you might be avoiding conflicting thoughts altogether and falling victim to motivated reasoning. Life isn’t black and white, but if you’re comfortable in your own beliefs then you probably haven’t heard another opinion in a while. Behavior analysts especially should echo our essential attitude of Philosophical Doubt and always consider the unseen variables at play. The world is an ever-changing platform of complication and contention, but we can continuously work together for the greater good by monitoring our systems

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Links for Today:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/motivated-reasoning (general overview of motivated reasoning)
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-is-motivated-reasoning-how-does-it-work-dan-kahan-answers (different source describing motivated reasoning)
http://skepdic.com/motivatedreasoning.html (skeptic approach to motivated reasoning)
https://youtu.be/vln9D81eO60
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NDKVWZW/ref=chrt_bk_rd_nf_3_ci_lp (Talking to Strangers)
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/05/alternative-facts
https://youtu.be/vln9D81eO60 (Sam Harris)
http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/attitudes/motivated-reasoning/
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/2/1/14392290/partisan-bias-dan-kahan-curiosity (research on partisan bias)

Recommendations

Abraham: Bit Paper (https://bitpaper.io/)
RyanO: The Behavioural Vaccine Podcast (https://www.headstuff.org/the-behavioural-vaccine/behavioural-vaccine-podcast/)

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