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I interviewed the researcher behind the Misinformation Susceptibility Test
https://youtu.be/vodNabH5qoM But some important context: Earlier this month I saw a post regarding a Misinformation Susceptibility Test and was curious how 20 binary questions could be an...
https://youtu.be/vodNabH5qoM
But some important context:Earlier this month I saw a post regarding a Misinformation Susceptibility Test and was curious how 20 binary questions could be an indicator of someones media biases.
I started digging into the related paper and while the methods and analysis was interesting, there was still a lot of questions. So I reached out to Dr Rakoen Maertens who headed the study and we agreed to a discussion on the assessment and his experiences in social psychology.
The video above is an unlisted, unedited cut of the interview and I'd love to get some feedback:
Firstly: I have offered the Dr a tildes invite and he may engage with any questions or discussion. Time was limited and there were a lot of topics that was only briefly touched on or overlooked. Here is the original paper and supplementary resources if you want to see some of the language model work and bigger 100 question tests.
Secondly: I am going to do a more through edit and posting this on a dedicated channel. Since cutting off reddit, twitter and tiktoc; I've sort of rediscovered a love learning and investigations. I'd like to know if people like this form of engagement and discussions. No fancy production, just simply engaging with the research and academics behind topical and interesting ideas.
I'm already reading into fandom psychology, UV reflective paint, children's TV and CO2 scrubbing technology.
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AP psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity
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Canadian court upholds social media sensitivity training requirement for Jordan Peterson
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Have you ever thought about suicide? How did you cope?
How did you end up in such a place, how did you get out? I'm currently struggling with this myself.
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'Americans are fake and the Dutch are rude!': A personal account on their difference in social behavior
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I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous
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Laziness does not exist
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Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong.
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Venting doesn't reduce anger, but doing calming activities does, study finds
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Is there a name for the "this is not who I am" defense?
Basically as the title says. I'm a big proponent of "judging people by what they do, not what they say"; it has been one of my most unshakeable life mottos and I can't, for the life of me, grasp...
Basically as the title says. I'm a big proponent of "judging people by what they do, not what they say"; it has been one of my most unshakeable life mottos and I can't, for the life of me, grasp why or how someone with even a modicum of intellectual honesty can believe otherwise.
I'm very interested in the nature of the mental gymnastics going on inside the people who defend themselves with such statements.
Thanks folks !!
EDIT: rephrased for clarity
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The magical thinking of guys who love logic
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A British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
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It's very weird to have a skull full of poison
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I’m so sorry for psychology’s loss, whatever it is
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Study: People expect others to mirror their own selfishness, generosity
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Why rich kids are so good at the marshmallow test
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"If the role of dysfunctional parenting in psychological disorders was ever fully recognized, the DSM would shrink to the size of a thin pamphlet"
This statement by traumatologist John Briere is quoted in Pete Walker's FAQ on Complex PTSD, a proponent of the unified Trauma model of mental disorders. Dr. Gabor Mate has become popular in...
This statement by traumatologist John Briere is quoted in Pete Walker's FAQ on Complex PTSD, a proponent of the unified Trauma model of mental disorders. Dr. Gabor Mate has become popular in recent years, who similarly claims that (e.g.) "Attention Deficit Disorder is a reversible impairment and a developmental delay, with origins in infancy. It is rooted in multigenerational family stress and in disturbed social conditions in a stressed society." Another famous champion of this theory was Alice Miller. Quote: "Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery and emotional acceptance of the truth in the individual and unique history of our childhood." A more recent bestseller around this topic is Philippa Perry's "The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read" (Guardian review).
The various personality disorders from ICD-10 were replaced by a single personality disorder diagnosis in ICD-11, and they finally added Complex PTSD. The director of the largest psychiatric clinic in Germany is in favor of removing the category of "
mentalpersonality disorders" altogether (German article).Studies seem to confirm strong links between "adverse childhood experiences" and various forms of mental illnesses. To pick just one of the many I found: "Compared to children with no Adverse Childhood Experiences, the odds of an ADHD diagnosis were 1.39, 1.92, and 2.72 times higher among children with one, two and three or more ACEs. The ACE most strongly associated with the odds of ADHD was having lived with someone with mental illness closely followed by parent/guardian incarceration." (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104884)
I'm interested in hearing your takes, and potentially this thread can serve as a collection of quotes and links around this theory.
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The loneliness thread
There is a tendency nowadays for public officials to characterise loneliness as a public health crisis. I agree that it's a pervasive condition. However, the human condition is not fully...
There is a tendency nowadays for public officials to characterise loneliness as a public health crisis. I agree that it's a pervasive condition. However, the human condition is not fully medicalizable. I believe we can speak about it just as who we are, according to our full experience, in our capacity as first-person narrator, as witness, as who are the closest to their own struggles.
But it can be really hard to be open, and hence vulnerable, to difficult emotions. In times of distress, our own internal communication can get jammed, and it natural that opening up to the external world may feel as if an insurmountable difficulty.
Nevertheless, the great force of nature, evolution, has given us the ability to listen and be listened to. Its greatest strength may be manifest at the time of greatest need.
Which is why I'd like to have this thread. This thread is for you, if you're feeling lonely at the time, or if you want to share your experience with loneliness, or if you would like to give support to our community members, or just to speak up, or just to listen.
Let us tune in to each other's expressions in caring consideration. We don't have to be perfect in self-expression or empathy -- this is not a contest. This is a fireside chat, a place to rest, reflect, and understand, before moving on.
Are you willing to join the conversation?
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How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
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Who is likely to believe in conspiracy theories?
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The intellectual we deserve – Jordan Peterson's popularity is the sign of a deeply impoverished political and intellectual landscape
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A University of British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each and debunks stereotypes about homeless people’s spending habits
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At Yale, we conducted an experiment to turn conservatives into liberals. The results say a lot about our political divisions.
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Are certain message boards like Tildes, Reddit etc. social engineering?
The active development of Tildes and the feedback/discussions about features and mechanisms had me thinking. Is the conscious design and moderation of forums for public discourse a manner of...
The active development of Tildes and the feedback/discussions about features and mechanisms had me thinking. Is the conscious design and moderation of forums for public discourse a manner of social engineering?
I know the connotation of social engineering is usually negative, as in manipulating people for politics. But it's a double edged sword.
Most recently I was reading this feedback on removing usernames from link topics and while reading the comments I was thinking of how meta this all is. It's meta-meta-cognition in that we (well, by far the actual developers) are designing the space within which we execute our discourse and thinking. To paraphrase the above example: user identification can bias one's own impulse reaction to content, either to a beneficial or detrimental end, so how do we want this?
The moderation-influenced scenario is a bit more tricky because it can become too top-heavy, as in one prominent example many of us came from recently... But I think with a balance of direction from the overlords (jk, there is also public input as mentioned) and the chaos of natural public discourse, you could obtain an efficient environment for the exchange of ideas.
I'm not sure what my stimulating question would be for you all, so just tell me what you think.
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What the Prisoner's Dilemma reveals about life, the Universe, and everything
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Loneliness can kill, and new research shows middle-aged Americans are particularly vulnerable
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What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception
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The Dunning-Kruger effect is autocorrelation
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Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains
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What books helped you deal with the anxiety of life's uncertainties?
Be it fiction or non-fiction, what books did you find helpful for accepting the uncertainties of life? I used the word anxiety in the title, because that's the angle I'm mainly interested in right...
Be it fiction or non-fiction, what books did you find helpful for accepting the uncertainties of life? I used the word anxiety in the title, because that's the angle I'm mainly interested in right now, but in no way I'm just asking about psychology books. All kinds of books are welcome.
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America’s therapy boom
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Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time
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Growing-ups: Living with your parents, single and with no clear career. Is this a failure to grow up or a whole new stage of life?
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The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
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Extreme metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success
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Join me on the path to Twilightenment
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What wipes in Star Wars teach us about the brain and also interface design
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Fifty years on, Swedish psychiatrists are now calling the infamous Stockholm Syndrome a 'constructed concept' used to explain away the failures of the State
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What are the good ways to deal with situations when a generally good person believes in things like astrology and conspiracy theories?
Probably I'm not alone in such situation when a good person you know believes in something really harmless but still ridiculous in the depth of your mind. For example, that astrological sign...
Probably I'm not alone in such situation when a good person you know believes in something really harmless but still ridiculous in the depth of your mind.
For example, that astrological sign seriously defines compatibility of people, or WTC was demolished intentionally in the US, or GMO is bad because in some experiment rats reportedly stopped reproducing and therefore someone wants to shrink certain human populations by popularizing GMO.
None of such beliefs actually do something directly harmful but sometimes just the fact people you know believe that is almost disgusting. Any proof would be discarded as an "official", biased one, profitable for those who have money and power.
What should be done in such a situation? What would you do if your otherwise perfect friend seriously considered Earth flat?
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Icono: A universal language that shows what it says
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Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound
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Tilders, would you describe yourselves as an extrovert or an introvert?
Or somewhere in between?
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Loved, yet lonely - You might have the unconditional love of family and friends and yet feel deep loneliness. Can philosophy explain why?
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What is narcissism? Science confronts a widely misunderstood phenomenon
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Finally, a personality quiz backed by science
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Lets take a personality test!
One of my favorite topics in Psychology is personality and there happens to be a very good Five Factor test that is free to the public domain with all 3,000+ items available for download. Some...
One of my favorite topics in Psychology is personality and there happens to be a very good Five Factor test that is free to the public domain with all 3,000+ items available for download. Some notes about the IPIP NEO-PI:
Purpose of this On-Line Inventory
- The primary purpose of this on line inventory is to educate the public about the five factor model of personality.
- More specifically, the report explains the likely consequences of one's standing on five broad personality domains.
- These broad domains cover normal differences in personality that should be obvious to people who know you well.
- Secondarily, this inventory estimates your standing on the 5 broad domains and 30 subdomains of personality.
- The inventory does not reveal hidden, secret information about you nor does it assess serious psychological disorders.
- The report is designed to be objective, not pleasing or flattering.
- Measurement error, misunderstandings, carelessness, and mischievous responding can invalidate the report.
- If knowledgeable acquaintances disagree with the test results, then the results are wrong.
Link to the questionnaire:
https://www.personal.psu.edu/~j5j/IPIP/More about the International Personality Item Pool:
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When is euthanasia acceptable? Where do we draw the line ethically?
I recall recently seeing an article posted that was related to euthanasia, and I started thinking about the subject. I see both potential pros and potential cons associated with it. For example,...
I recall recently seeing an article posted that was related to euthanasia, and I started thinking about the subject. I see both potential pros and potential cons associated with it. For example, there's the concern about family members or authority pressuring an ill person to opt for doctor-assisted suicide to ease financial burdens, for instance. There's also the benefit, on the other hand, of allowing someone who is terminally ill or guaranteed to live the rest of their life in excruciating pain the option to go out on their own terms. With proper oversight and ethical considerations, it generally seems to be an all-around ideal to provide an "opt-out" for those who would only continue to suffer and would rather not prolong it, as a merciful alternative to forcing them to live it out.
But then there are some trickier questions.
As a disclaimer, I spent nearly a couple of decades struggling through depression and have been surrounded (and still am surrounded) by people who struggle with their own mental illnesses. Because of this, I'm perfectly aware of the stigma and subpar treatment of mental illness in general. With that in mind, I completely recognize that there are certain conditions which are, at this time, completely untreatable and result in peoples' quality of life deteriorating to the point that they become perpetually miserable, particularly with certain neurodegenerative diseases.
Thus, the question occurred to me: wouldn't such a condition be the mental health equivalent of a terminal illness? Would it not be unethical to force someone to continue living under conditions in which their quality of life will only diminish? Shouldn't someone who has such a condition, and is either of sound enough mind or with a written statement of their wishes from a time when they were of sound enough mind, be able to make the same decision about whether or not to opt to go out on their own terms?
And yet, as reasonable as it sounds, for some reason the thought of it feels wrong.
Is there something fundamentally more wrong about euthanasia for mental health vs. euthanasia for physical health? Is it just a culturally-learned ideal?
More importantly, what makes euthanasia acceptable in some cases and not others? Which cases do you think exemplify the divide? Is there something more fundamental that we can latch onto? Is there a clear line we can draw? Is psychology itself just too young a field for us to be drawing that ethical line?
I'm genuinely not sure how to feel about this subject. I would be interested in hearing some other thoughts on the subject. The questions above don't necessarily have to be answered, but I thought they could be good priming points.
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There are two types of airport people : Some travelers love being late [2019]
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Stanford study into “Zoom Fatigue” explains why video chats are so tiring
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