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3 results for "motivated-reasoning"

ZC_1_18 Credible Social Science

ZC_1_18 — Conspiracy Theory Epidemiology and Belief Systems

Conspiracy theories — explanatory frameworks attributing events to the secret deliberations of powerful, malevolent actors — are not marginal curiosities but a pervasive feature of human cognition with measurable epidemi

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ZC_1_17 Credible Social Science

ZC_1_17 — Conspiracy Theory Epidemiology: Why People Believe and How Conspiracism Spreads

Conspiracy theories — explanatory frameworks that attribute significant events to the secret machinations of powerful, malevolent groups — are not a modern pathology but a recurring feature of human cognitive and social

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T_5_11 Credible Psychology & Social

T_5_11 — Self-Deception: Motivated Ignorance, Cognitive Dissonance, and the Limits of Self-Knowledge

Self-deception — the process by which individuals maintain beliefs, self-images, or narratives that are contradicted by available evidence, often without conscious awareness of doing so — sits at the intersection of phil

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