How Skeptics Can Break the Cycle of False Beliefs

“The broader psychological principle at work here is “pluralistic ignorance,” in which individual members of a group do not believe something but mistakenly believe everyone else in the group believes it. When no one speaks up, it produces a “spiral of silence” that can lead to everything from binge drinking and hooking up to witch hunts and deadly ideologies.“

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28-03-2013 7.00 | Door: Stommeling Jones | Categorie: Losse skakels, Wetenschap