Was wondering this too. Why does it seem that all the optimistic stuff in psychology fails? http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/08/the-replication-crisis-might-be-fueled-by-inspiration.html … by @jessesingal
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Replying to @B_resnick @jessesingal
huh, I don't share the intuition that depletion, grit, facial feedback, social priming = a rosy view of human nature
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Replying to @wgervais @jessesingal
they're all topics that wind up in a particular brand of pop psychology book. Thinking of "Presence" as an example
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Replying to @B_resnick @jessesingal
sure, they all unfortunately end up there. But I find all/most of them a bit depressing. Probably just me.
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depletion=we run out of what makes us decent. FF= telling everyone to "smile." Grit=I probably don't have any. :(
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Replying to @wgervais @jessesingal
my only wish is that psychologists learn enough about the human brain to soothe their own existential dread
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