Stop Anamythics Podcast
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Stop Anamythics Podcast
Episode 5: Motivated Reasoning
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Donnie and Rob
On today's episode, we switch gears a bit to focus on the concept of motivated reasoning. It is a powerful influence in the way we search for and evaluate information. We hope you enjoy! As always we would love to hear from you at anamythics@gmail.com. Some resources about topics mentioned in the podcast:
A review of motivated reasoning in politics:
Kraft, P. W., Lodge, M., & Taber, C. S. (2015). Why people “don’t trust the evidence” motivated reasoning and scientific beliefs. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 658(1), 121-133.
An article about the telescope:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-04-02-9704020119-story.html