How to Convince a Conservative That Climate Change Is Real
New research points to the benefits of first establishing the value of science in general.
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Cognitive Dissonance
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Spreading the ‘Gift of Doubt’
Can methodological questioning cause someone to doubt their most deeply held beliefs?
The Cognitive Dissonance of Casting Changes
Why do we care so much about who plays our favorite fictional characters?
Why Do Circus Elephants Get All the Sympathy?
Ringling Bros.' decision to retire its elephants has been met with near-universal approval. Why do far fewer people care about the animals being slaughtered on a daily basis?
How Psychology Can Help Explain the GOP Fever
There's more than just cognitive dissonance at work here.
Why Can’t Law Enforcement Admit They Blow It Sometimes?
Because police, detectives and forensic scientists are only human, and it's all-too natural to be inexplicably reluctant to admit to – or even to see – some of their mistakes.