Posts tagged Skeptics Guide to the Universe
193 | Character v Circumstance
193 | Character v Circumstance

What do Rush Limbaugh David Lee Ross, and Fidel Castro have in common? They are all part of a discussion about fundamental attribution error! This human bias is ironically self-referential. People tend to attribute causes of their own behavior to external characteristics while assuming that others’ behavior is due to characteristics endemic to that person. Or at least in western cultures they do. We discuss what it is, skepticism about it, and how to avoid it.

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Human Bias, Psychological HistoryGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Psychology, Behavior Analysis, Behaviorism, Fundamental Attribution Error, Correspondence Bias, Attribution Effect, Skeptics Guide to the Universe, SGU, Skepticism, Tendency, Western Culture, Rush Limbaugh, David Lee Ross, Fidel Castro, David Lee Roth, Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson, Creativity, Circumstance, Character, The Office (US), What You Do, PanamaComment
157 | Motivated Reasoning
157 | Motivated Reasoning

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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Philosophy, Human BiasScott Abraham MillerAbraham, RyanO, Alan, Motivated Reasoning, Skepticism, Rationalization, logical reasoning, SGU, Skeptics Guide to the UniverseComment