CLAIM: You are perceiving world events.
FACT CHECK: You can only perceive events outside of your immediate experience through media representations. Media representations are necessarily limited in scope and influenced by the agenda and biases of the people who create them.
11.09.2024 16:07 — 👍 68 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
It just dawned on me that you can use Cacioppo and Petty's Elaboration Likelihood Model to illustrate the difference between CHA/persuade rolls in TTRPGs. Charisma is the peripheral route, and persuade is the central route. The number of people who will find this useful is another issue entirely.
18.02.2024 19:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy to announce the upcoming lecture by Prof. @karendouglas.bsky.social on the psychology of conspiracy theories. Use the Zoom link in the comment below (GMT+1 timezone).
02.01.2024 09:32 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Lecture slide with quotes claiming that migraines are caused by psychiatric issues
Lecture slide showing information on stomach ulcers and how they are not caused by stress
Lecture slide with quotes claiming that AIDS was caused by psychological factors, with original article in which these quotes appeared
Lecture slide with quotes claiming that multiple sclerosis is caused by early childhood trauma and lack of positive bonding experiences, with original source (from 2002)
It's that time of year again! Today I look at the history of so-called "Medically Unexplained Symptoms" with my students (part of our #pseudoscience class).
Migraines? Rooted in "perfectionism"
Ulcers? "stress"
AIDS? "shame/guilt"
MS? "childhood trauma"
Tropes now recycled for #MECFS & #LongCovid
18.10.2023 11:14 — 👍 191 🔁 98 💬 18 📌 2
Perfect timing for the turn of the seasons:
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