Representativeness Heuristic – How “Liberal” became derisive Scott Siebel Heuristics March 22, 2017 0Previously, I introduced the representativeness heuristic as a mental shortcut we all use to make quick judgments based not on...
Reality Building – Or how to convince conservatives that the apocalypse is here Scott Siebel HeuristicsMediaNational Politics March 20, 2017 0I may not be living in the same reality you are. We may have wildly different reactions to the same...
Pattern Seekers – Why we see something from nothing Scott Siebel Illusion March 15, 2017 0Remember this line of letters. I’ll quiz you at the end. NRAUSSREPANYPAMLKBLT...
Introduction to Priming – Is Fox News Fascist? We report, you decide Scott Siebel Media March 13, 2017 0Turn on 24-hour cable news right now. Just do it. I know it’s annoying. But this is important. I’ll wait....
Intro to Representativeness Heuristic Scott Siebel HeuristicsMedia March 1, 2017 0Psychologists describe mental shortcut judgments we all make as ‘heuristics’. ...
Intuition vs Deliberate Thinking – The basics Scott Siebel BiasHeuristicsIllusionNational Politics March 1, 2017 0A wealth of social psychology studies over the past two decades have allowed us a better glimpse into the way...