Othering: Casting sources as “not us” licenses discounting their evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Othering: Casting sources as “not us” licenses discounting their evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Plan continuation bias: People stick with the current course despite signals to revise. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Plan continuation bias: People stick with the current course despite signals to revise. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Social proof: High visibility (likes, shares, endorsements) acts as a shortcut for credibility. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Social proof: High visibility (likes, shares, endorsements) acts as a shortcut for credibility. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Negativity bias: Negative information weighs more, crowding out balanced assessments. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Negativity bias: Negative information weighs more, crowding out balanced assessments. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Social identity: Group memberships provide norms and truths that govern which evidence is credible. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Social identity: Group memberships provide norms and truths that govern which evidence is credible. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Partisanship (polarization): Party cues become heuristics for truth, overpowering cross-cutting evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Partisanship (polarization): Party cues become heuristics for truth, overpowering cross-cutting evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Paradigm: Dominant models frame which findings are noticed, funded, or dismissed as anomalies. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Paradigm: Dominant models frame which findings are noticed, funded, or dismissed as anomalies. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Backfire effect: Threatening corrections can harden prior beliefs rather than loosen them. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Backfire effect: Threatening corrections can harden prior beliefs rather than loosen them. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Belonging: Signals of “people like me” prime acceptance of in-group-aligned claims and suspicion of outsider evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Belonging: Signals of “people like me” prime acceptance of in-group-aligned claims and suspicion of outsider evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

System justification: People defend existing systems and discount data showing systemic problems. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

System justification: People defend existing systems and discount data showing systemic problems. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Information avoidance: People steer clear of accurate facts that could force uncomfortable change. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Information avoidance: People steer clear of accurate facts that could force uncomfortable change. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Dilution effect: Irrelevant details weaken the impact of strong diagnostic evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Dilution effect: Irrelevant details weaken the impact of strong diagnostic evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Illusory truth effect: Repetition increases perceived truth regardless of evidential support. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Illusory truth effect: Repetition increases perceived truth regardless of evidential support. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Confirmation bias: We preferentially seek, trust, and remember evidence that supports what we already believe. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Confirmation bias: We preferentially seek, trust, and remember evidence that supports what we already believe. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Stereotypes: Group generalizations skew assessments of sources and findings. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Stereotypes: Group generalizations skew assessments of sources and findings. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Change aversion: Because change feels risky, new data prompting change face extra resistance. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Change aversion: Because change feels risky, new data prompting change face extra resistance. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Status quo bias: Current arrangements feel safer, so evidence for change faces a higher bar. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Status quo bias: Current arrangements feel safer, so evidence for change faces a higher bar. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Outcome bias: Judging decisions by results rather than the evidence available at the time distorts learning. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Outcome bias: Judging decisions by results rather than the evidence available at the time distorts learning. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Hostile media effect: People view neutral coverage as biased against their side, lowering trust in shared facts. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Hostile media effect: People view neutral coverage as biased against their side, lowering trust in shared facts. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Overconfidence bias: Certainty outstrips knowledge, reducing openness to new information. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Overconfidence bias: Certainty outstrips knowledge, reducing openness to new information. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education

Selective perception: The same facts are interpreted differently depending on prior beliefs and identity. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Selective perception: The same facts are interpreted differently depending on prior beliefs and identity. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Salience (top of mind): What’s prominent gets overweighted in judgments relative to less salient but stronger evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Salience (top of mind): What’s prominent gets overweighted in judgments relative to less salient but stronger evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Stereotyping: The active use of stereotypes during evaluation biases what gets accepted. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Stereotyping: The active use of stereotypes during evaluation biases what gets accepted. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Desirability bias: Preferred outcomes feel more likely or credible than equally or better-supported alternatives. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Desirability bias: Preferred outcomes feel more likely or credible than equally or better-supported alternatives. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Trust: Perceived trustworthiness of the source often outweighs the content’s actual quality. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Trust: Perceived trustworthiness of the source often outweighs the content’s actual quality. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Social desirability: Desire to look good leads people to espouse or reject claims based on audience approval, not accuracy. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Social desirability: Desire to look good leads people to espouse or reject claims based on audience approval, not accuracy. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased

Groupthink: Desire for harmony discourages dissent and critical scrutiny of evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Groupthink: Desire for harmony discourages dissent and critical scrutiny of evidence. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia

Outgroup (vs. ingroup): Out-group messengers and data face extra skepticism regardless of quality. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Outgroup (vs. ingroup): Out-group messengers and data face extra skepticism regardless of quality. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Echo chamber effect: Repeated exposure to like-minded sources amplifies one view and blocks alternatives. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Echo chamber effect: Repeated exposure to like-minded sources amplifies one view and blocks alternatives. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #polarization #communication #communicationskills

Identity-protective cognition: People process information to defend valued identities, not to seek accuracy. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation

Identity-protective cognition: People process information to defend valued identities, not to seek accuracy. #EveryoneShouldLearnAbout #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation