Coalitions in the mind
3 important questions on Coalitions in the mind
What can explain polarization and demonization?
- Alliance detection: we group people
- Ascribing negative traits to the outgroup (demonizing):
- Ascribing negative traits to the outgroup (demonizing):
What are some of the functions of demonizing another group?
Functions of demonization:
- Mobilizes one’s own group: more willing to invest ressources in order to be the best
- Signal trustworthiness to one’s own group: show to your group that you really don’t like the others, so they ccan trust you.
- Mobilizes one’s own group: more willing to invest ressources in order to be the best
- Signal trustworthiness to one’s own group: show to your group that you really don’t like the others, so they ccan trust you.
What are the two different ways of thinking: motivated thinking vs. A prior beliefs system?
Two ways of thinking about the mind:
- Motivated thinking: you try to make the world fit the beliefs you already have.
- Prior beliefs: you have an opinion about climate change: you do not belive it. Then you get new information that it is actually important. Then you update: either you choose to believe it or you become even more convinced it is not true.
- Motivated thinking: you try to make the world fit the beliefs you already have.
- Prior beliefs: you have an opinion about climate change: you do not belive it. Then you get new information that it is actually important. Then you update: either you choose to believe it or you become even more convinced it is not true.
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