Metacognition (noun): awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.
This section is a selection of information that might offer you insights into your own thinking processes and those of others.
- Bettina J. Casad. July 24, 2019. Confirmation bias [website]. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/science/confirmation-bias
Confirmation bias, the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one’s existing beliefs.
- Shermer, Michael. 2017, January 1. How to convince someone when facts fail. Scientific American [webpage]. Retrieved from: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-convince-someone-when-facts-fail/
This brief article mentions that "power of belief over evidence is the result of two factors: cognitive dissonance and the backfire effect."
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Facebook Drops "Fake News" Red Flags. (2018, January 22). The New American, 34(2), 7. Retrieved from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A525709007/GPS?u=txshracd2503&sid=GPS&xid=d53ce840
Facebook's "fake news" red flag feature for posts "may actually entrench deeply held beliefs."
- Confirmation Bias- Quote: usually found on social media, articles containing false information can be used to trick voters. Psychologists have found that fake news may be believed as the brain overlooks the falsity of a claim if the information confirms what the individual already believes. If this bias is at play, fake news is more likely to add to a voter's internal justifications of their choice rather than sway their voting. p. 207. Source: Hemmings, J., & Hennessy, K. (2018). How psychology works : applied psychology visually explained. New York, New York : DK, 2018.
- The illusory truth effect. Quote: according to Lexikon Online (2016) suggests one believes information to be correct through repetition. Source: Psych 256: Cognitive Psychology FA16 – 002https://sites.psu.edu/psych256fa1602/tag/illusory-truth-effect/
- Dopamine Loop- Quote: Prior to the invention of social media, this release of dopamine was controlled and happened seldomly. However, through social media we as a society have become addicted to the instant gratification that comes along with it. This process leads to what is called a dopamine loop where “ Dopamine starts you seeking, then you get rewarded for the seeking which makes you seek more. It becomes harder and harder to stop looking at email, stop texting, or stop checking your cell phone to see if you have a message or a new text.” Source: Social Media Addiction. Patrick Hryckiewicz. October 15, 2015 at 9:15 pmSiOWfa15: Science in Our World: Certainty and Controversy. https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/10/15/social-media-addiction/
