People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowing when they’re wrong, even about something unrelated to politics https://t.co/yRArHlwv39 Great from @smfleming and co
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs.
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The discussions reveal a fascination with the article's findings, highlighting phrases like 'intriguing' and 'interesting study' that suggest strong engagement. Additionally, users cite empirical evidence and studies that support the publication's claims, such as many noting that people with extreme political views struggle to recognize when they are wrong. Words like 'overconfident' and terms like 'cognitive shortcomings' contribute to a tone of critical analysis and emphasize the potential societal implications of the research.
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- The text discusses how radical beliefs in political, religious, and scientific contexts can negatively impact open societies by increasing polarization and reducing consensus.
- It links metacognitive failure—specifically, a lack of confidence in assessing one's own beliefs—to the tendency of radicals to hold unjustified certainty in their views.
- Findings from two studies indicate that individuals with more radical beliefs show impaired metacognitive sensitivity, leading to poor insight into the correctness of their decisions and less ability to update their confidence after receiving new information.
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@marxindo こういう事ですね https://t.co/QTFObCn6xD
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If you are interested in strong opinion takery, here’s the study linked in the article: https://t.co/Jx9N1Acjpe https://t.co/E7UWKgF1WV
@TRAPTOFFICIAL @TRAPTOFFICIAL A study from researchers at University College London offers some insight into one characteristic of those who hold extreme beliefs—their metacognition, or ability to evaluate whether or not they might be wrong. https://t.co/vDukkalZzk
興味深いことに、この仮説は経験的観察と一致しており、より独断的な参加者はメタ認知的感度の低下を示し、それがひいては決定後の証拠処理の低下を予測させることが示されている。 https://t.co/bJaZ6GN8nG
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@RodRettig Y acá otro en UCL que va en la misma dirección : https://t.co/IHDgiSDatV
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RT @Alzhacker: 興味深いことに、この仮説は経験的観察と一致しており、より独断的な参加者はメタ認知的感度の低下を示し、それがひいては決定後の証拠処理の低下を予測させることが示されている。 https://t.co/bJaZ6GN8nG
興味深いことに、この仮説は経験的観察と一致しており、より独断的な参加者はメタ認知的感度の低下を示し、それがひいては決定後の証拠処理の低下を予測させることが示されている。 https://t.co/bJaZ6GN8nG
For those interested in metacognition, this is one piece that I refer to in the RSA article: Rollwage et al, 'Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs': https://t.co/enuGcOQgCj
a few years old now, but...you know https://t.co/QyV0HwX9Dz
@Popehat @BadLegalTakes Empirical studies find that people who hold radical beliefs tend to be less capable of checking whether their beliefs are true. [Rollwage, Dolan, Flemming: "Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs". 2018]: https://t.co/3szUh5VXT8
@TjAllard Too right, TJ. Radical beliefs are increasingly associated with cognitive shortcomings. https://t.co/gi6ZqkA5wu
I’ll be honest— I’m usually quite skeptical of this area of research, but this is very interesting. Basically, people with extremely polarized ideologies are incapable of evaluating their own thought processes. https://t.co/xyxxu1mtLG
@juliasalasky @smfleming @NatureComms @AlisaLoosen @TobiasUHauser @moran_rani In a previous study (with nearly 1000 participants), we did not find a relationship between gender and confirmation bias or confidence level. However, gender differences were again not the main question of that study https://t.co/fJi6PsdvwW
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/PIrlnQHxzb
@gershbrain Maybe it’s meta? https://t.co/RLjwUG7h4r
@TRAPTOFFICIAL @TRAPTOFFICIAL A study from researchers at University College London offers some insight into one characteristic of those who hold extreme beliefs—their metacognition, or ability to evaluate whether or not they might be wrong. https://t.co/vDukkalZzk
@JcVasquez52 @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews @CNN People with radical politics deceive themselves more than moderates, and then blame others . HEre is a science experiment that proves it https://t.co/meLmFRw92W
@fierycushman @DG_Rand 4) Exciting work on metacognition and computational approaches of individual differences led by Max Rollwage (@M_Rollwage) and Stephen Fleming (@smfleming) (TICS; https://t.co/PJABfoShJV, also with @leedewit) (Current Biol; https://t.co/5zczfctSWc)
RT @DeSantaIrene: El fracaso metacognitivo (no pensar lo que piensas) como una característica de aquellos que tienen creencias radicales (d…
RT @DeSantaIrene: El fracaso metacognitivo (no pensar lo que piensas) como una característica de aquellos que tienen creencias radicales (d…
‘Our findings highlight a generic resistance to recognizing and revising incorrect beliefs as a potential driver of radicalization’ https://t.co/tDSlgEkX6X https://t.co/TE7AttQl7W
This paper claims meta-cognitive abilities are impaired in those with extremist views (left or right), but they also note that those politically on the far right are likely to be overconfident of their assessments. Intriguing... https://t.co/zyzBR9av66
El fracaso metacognitivo (no pensar lo que piensas) como una característica de aquellos que tienen creencias radicales (de izquierdas y derechas). #Psicología #Polarización #Absolutismo https://t.co/KygboerhYT
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RT @modular07: @marxindo こういう事ですね https://t.co/QTFObCn6xD
@marxindo こういう事ですね https://t.co/QTFObCn6xD
More evidence having a belief destroy the ability to make correct inferences: Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/Kwtcjo6jfW
@lankelangley @HHepplewhite @Marie_Mianna @NHSwhistleblowr People with radical political views, both on the left and the right, are less able to judge when they are incorrect, a study suggests. https://t.co/IzYgTsfcQd
@leath12_mejq @lankelangley @NHSwhistleblowr She's absolutely wrong on this. People with radical political views, both on the left and the right, are less able to judge when they are incorrect, a study suggests. https://t.co/IzYgTsfcQd
@Marie_Mianna @lankelangley @NHSwhistleblowr There isn't anything controversial about vaccinations. They have saved hundreds of millions of lives. This study explains your inability to accept you are wrong. Vaccinations will continue. Comments endangering the public will eventually go to court. https://t.co/IzYgTsfcQd
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs. Refusal to admit error, or consider new evidence, is closely linked to measures of “dogmatic intolerance” & “authoritarianism,” the researchers concluded. https://t.co/UIc3kmsljK Really interesting study.
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/YSYeCdoHrz
People who hold radical political beliefs have worse metacognition than those with more moderate views. They showed less insight into the accuracy of their decisions and showed smaller confidence shifts in response to disconfirmatory evidence. https://t.co/eCkNAgyz8C
If you are interested in strong opinion takery, here’s the study linked in the article: https://t.co/Jx9N1Acjpe https://t.co/E7UWKgF1WV
"An unjustified certainty in one’s beliefs is a characteristic common to those espousing radical beliefs, and such overconfidence is observed for both political and non-political issues, implying a general cognitive bias in radicals." https://t.co/WGxMlbeo3l
"More dogmatic ppl manifest lowered capacity to discriminate btwn their correct & incorrect decisions"; ie ppl on extreme left/right can't tell when they're wrong…even on easy task of estimating density of dots in image #OpenAccess from @CurrentBiology: https://t.co/Em5cuVpZGZ https://t.co/xeulWAKr8M
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/07JcukoXfA
@PaulBlomfieldMP @theresa_may @jeremycorbyn @vincecable @NicolaSturgeon @Andrew_Adonis @CarolineLucas @RCorbettMEP @BBCNews @itvnews @Channel4News Political Radicals, are less able to judge when they are incorrect, a study suggests. https://t.co/IzYgTsfcQd
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/UnFeXHkgk7
@PaulBlomfieldMP @jeremycorbyn @vincecable @theresa_may @NicolaSturgeon @CarolineLucas @Andrew_Adonis @drphilhammond @BBCNews People with radical political views, both on the left and the right, are less able to judge when they are incorrect. https://t.co/IzYgTsfcQd
RT @b0stan: човеците со радикални политички ставови не го менуат својот став дури и ка че ѝм докажиш оти грешат, заклучок на неодамнешната…
RT @b0stan: човеците со радикални политички ставови не го менуат својот став дури и ка че ѝм докажиш оти грешат, заклучок на неодамнешната…
човеците со радикални политички ставови не го менуат својот став дури и ка че ѝм докажиш оти грешат, заклучок на неодамнешната студија објавена у магазинот "current biology“. линк: https://t.co/2fVhdpguVV
@agonistofmind Might be interesting to relate this to @M_Rollwage 's and @smfleming's recent paper on meta-cognition and political extremism in an US sample (https://t.co/4cNoKemHOC)
Bedtime reading for open minds: Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs: Current Biology https://t.co/myrjBQvHWa
RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/EspYmqhtPI Lucky I don't need metacogni…
Open Access UCL Research: Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/GBkleataXZ
@sergio_fajardo Que vivan los tibios!!!! https://t.co/64npfqSZCP
Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/5Z2g5zDThw https://t.co/uZAB0REFec
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
Interesting... proof that ardent political types can’t see when they’re wrong https://t.co/DWpIFMt2ZX
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
RT @vaughanbell: People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowin…
People who hold radical political views – at either end of the political spectrum – aren’t as good as moderates at knowing when they’re wrong, even about something unrelated to politics https://t.co/yRArHlwv39 Great from @smfleming and co
RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Metacognitive Failure as a Feature of Those Holding Radical Beliefs https://t.co/EspYmqhtPI Lucky I don't need metacogni…