In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is pluralistic ignorance. Pluralistic ignorance is a type of social group bias in which members of a social group privately disagree with a certain belief or behaviour, but they publicly go along with what they perceive to be… Continue reading What is… Pluralistic Ignorance
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Should You Challenge or Ignore Ignorance on Social Media?
geralt on Pixabay There are certainly some good things about social media, but it also provides an opportunity for stupidity to get much greater exposure than it deserves. Some people would likely have a platform to reach large numbers of people even if it weren't for social media. But the average science-naïve person who thinks… Continue reading Should You Challenge or Ignore Ignorance on Social Media?
My body is my own
As U.S. states like Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia are passing laws restricting abortion and gearing up to challenge the Roe v. Wade decision in the U.S. Supreme Court, I look on from north of the border with dismay and disgust. I would not want to live in a country where my body was not necessarily… Continue reading My body is my own
More from Quora on Mental Health
I did a post a while back Gems of Ignorance From Quora with some of the frighteningly ignorant questions asked by people on Quora, a sort of free-for-all website where people can post and answer questions. Here are some more tidbits I've come across. Some people seem to have a genuine interest in gaining some understanding… Continue reading More from Quora on Mental Health
Gems of Ignorance from Quora
One of the ways that I try to fight misinformation and stigma around mental illness is by answering questions on Quora. For anyone who's not familiar with it, Quora is a sort of free-for-all where anyone can ask or answer questions on any topic under the sun. Some of the questions are blatantly absurd, but… Continue reading Gems of Ignorance from Quora