As individuals, we do not know enough to justify almost anything we believe. Now, I know that might sound crazy to you, but let's think about a couple of really obvious facts. We all believe that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Of course we do, it's the most basic fact in the...
If you’re asking yourself, “Why do people cheat?” then it’s possible that you’re suspicious of your own partner. However, it is important to not jump to conclusions, and instead, truly hear from your partner what has been happening. Work together to address any underlying behaviors of...
And of course, there are ways in which humans do try to use probability to justify what’s happened in the world; they just don’t do it very well. Michael Shermer calls this “folk numeracy.” In a 2008 piece for Scientific American, Shermer wrote: “Folk numeracy is our natural tende...
1、 Because they are most familiar with their own culture and lead their own life according to the cultural practice, so they continuously justify their culture when it is disdained by other culture since their culture is the representation of themselves and everybody take it for gran...
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Put simply, if you’re doing something (even if you secretly know you probably shouldn’t), you’re more likely to think plenty of other people do it too. What’s more, you likely overestimate how much other people think that behavior is broadly OK.(心理学中有一个有用的概念,可以帮助...
Does Originalism Justify Brown, and Why Do We Care So Much? (Posted 2014-01-29 15:29:08)Baude, Will
Risk-taking raises adrenaline and is exciting. It can also provide relief from the mundane demands of everyday life. We may even justify the behaviors as an indulgence or a reward we deserve. Also, people who engage in risky behavior often don’t consider what they are doing as risky, or...
The Cognitive Discrepancy Model of Loneliness (CDML) postulates that people experience loneliness when they perceive a difference between their desired (or expected) and actual levels of social relationships. Although the model has been widely cited, only a few empirical studies support this statement ...
There'sausefulconceptfrompsychologythathelpsexplainwhygoodpeopledothingsthatharmtheenvironment:thefalseconsensuseffect.That'swhereweovervaluehowacceptableandprevalent(普遍的)ourownbehaviorisinsociety.Putsimply,ifyou'redoingsomething(evenifyousecretlyknowyouprobablyshouldn't),you'remorelikelytothinkplentyofotherpeople...