"Belief in the most infamous brain myths, such as the idea we only use 10 per cent of our brains or that 'some people are left-brained, others right-brained', remains rife, according to this survey"https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/03/05/belief-in-brain-myths-and-child-development-myths-continues-even-among-those-whove-studied-psychology/ …
I'd be interested in knowing the specifics of those in the survey who "studied psychology", i.e. degree level, whether they were trained mostly in clinical psych or research/theory, etc.
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M8, psych students are some of the most naive idiots you can imagine (on average, obviously).
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I've met a lot of smart psychology students. I've also met a lot of psychology students who think that Myers–Briggs, astrology, and tarot cards are valid measures of human psychology.
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why are you putting Myers–Briggs and astrology on the same level?
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I didn't really intend to portray them as being on the same level. I don't think MBTI is magic woo-woo, just that it isn't nearly as predictive of behavior as people think. It's fine to play around with it in good fun, but...
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The issue is when people assume that their traits are fixed and fundamental to their identity, think that MBTI allows them to deeply understand any individual based on their type, or make life choices based on what some random website tells them is "in line" with their type.
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well said
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