Cultural bias is the interpretation of any phenomena based on one’s own cultural standards. On the other hand, it also refers to the bias created due to the norms of the majority ethnic group. This occurs due to variations in the patterns in which humans interact. There are systems (technical, linguistic, social, cultural, economic, and …
Understanding your biases and assumptions is crucial to clear thinking and scientific literacy. All of us, no matter our education, intellectual commitment, or good intentions, are susceptible to these. “It’s not our fault,” Neil says, “that we’re human.” The key, if you’re going to think clearly, is to identify when you’re falling prey to bias …
When Everyone Around You Seems Happy During The Holidays But You’re Not Cognitive Dissonance Do you ever get sad or depressed over the holidays? It turns out this is actually pretty common. Every year I see people get depressed over the months of November and December, and sometimes they disappear from counseling until the new …
The Happiness-Suicide Paradox This additionally touches on something that is known as the happiness-suicide mystery. There have actually been a number of studies that have actually discovered that self-destruction rates have a tendency to be greater in places that have greater general degrees of joy. There are a number of ideas concerning why this paradox …
Seasonal Affective disorder or SAD For some the holidays can be hard due to memories of great times that are much gone, loved ones that are far-off or no longer living, or unfavorable life experiences worsened by cognitive dissonance. Another usual concern that pops up in counseling throughout the vacations is what is referred to …
Faith, Cognitive Dissonance, and the Psychology of Religious Experience “I have actually seen that a number of the people I have recognized who have left the Church did not do so because they thought insufficient, however since they thought too much. In their excessive idealism, they have actually held Church leaders or God to assumptions …
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Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. This produces a feeling of mental discomfort leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance. For example, when people smoke (behavior) and they know that smoking causes cancer (cognition), they are in …
Dissonance can be reduced in one of three ways: Change one or more of the attitudes, behavior, beliefs, etc., to make the relationship between the two elements a consonant one. When one of the dissonant elements is a behavior, the individual can change or eliminate the behavior. However, this mode of dissonance reduction frequently presents …
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In this week’s video, Fr. Ted talks about the phenomenon of Orthodox Christians holding beliefs that are contrary to their faith while not recognizing the fundamental problem with such a mentality.
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