Beliefs & Values
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Rethinking the Argument: How to Change Minds, Transform and Grow
Keeping an open mind, challenging perspectives, and changing beliefs Have you ever had your mind changed on an issue? Or…
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The Online Disinhibition Effect: Cyberbullying, Public Shaming and Social Norms
Before exploring the makeup and meaning of Online Disinhibition Effect it is necessary to understand it in the context of…
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Confirmation Bias: The Mind’s Reinforcement of Preexisting Beliefs and Some Suggestions for Controlling it
In his book, The Art of Thinking Clearly, author and businessman Rolf Dobelli defines Confirmation Bias as “the tendency to…
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Half Full: The Development, Problems, and Purpose of Optimism Bias
Humans are a remarkably successful species. What motivates us? What is it that moved us out of caves and beyond…
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Swipe Right? Online Dating and the Changing Nature of Love & Relationships
How Online Dating is Changing Relationships At Optimistic Learner, we have addressed some of the unhealthy sociological effects of our…
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