The last few newsletters were very discouraging! We talked about two of the (many) ways that people defend their brains against information that might change their minds — motivated reasoning and confirmation bias. Before we give up on people entirely, let's look at a few experimental ways that psychologists have found to fight these effects.
KEY #10: Maybe there's hope for people
KEY #10: Maybe there's hope for people
KEY #10: Maybe there's hope for people
The last few newsletters were very discouraging! We talked about two of the (many) ways that people defend their brains against information that might change their minds — motivated reasoning and confirmation bias. Before we give up on people entirely, let's look at a few experimental ways that psychologists have found to fight these effects.