Conspiracy theories are having a heyday during the pandemic. What do we need to know about them? How can we protect ourselves against believing a conspiracy theory? How can we…
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God doesn’t judge people by their weight, their age, their symmetry, their height, their skin color. Do we? You are on Day 21 of the series: “How to Uncover Hidden…
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“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.” —E. B. White ~ * ~ * ~ “In a bird’s-eye view you tend to…
Read moreWe looked at four more biases this week in the series, “I Just Can’t See It!: How to Uncover Hidden Biases.” Fundamental Attribution Error Declinism Framing Effect Contact Bias Each…
Read moreWhat is contact bias? Contact bias is when we can’t relate to another because we’ve had no sustained personal contact with them. Whether due to lack of opportunity or lack…
Read moreWhat is the framing effect? The framing effect is when our decisions vary because of the way information is presented to us (the frame), rather than the face value of…
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