https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/02/04/carol-tavris-mind-games-and-a-vulnerable-public/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:09:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/02/04/carol-tavris-mind-games-and-a-vulnerable-public/#comment-25846 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:09:25 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3151#comment-25846 Reccomended reading on that topic:
Destructive Trends in Mental Health – The Well-intentioned Path to Harm
by Wright & Cummings
Marty,
You beat me to the punch – was just going to recommend this wonderful book as well 🙂

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/02/04/carol-tavris-mind-games-and-a-vulnerable-public/#comment-25845 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:59:01 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3151#comment-25845 Reccomended reading on that topic:
Destructive Trends in Mental Health – The Well-intentioned Path to Harm
by Wright & Cummings

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/02/04/carol-tavris-mind-games-and-a-vulnerable-public/#comment-25844 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:11:30 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3151#comment-25844 @David Blakeslee: Yes, indeed, another great quote.

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“The scientific method is designed to help investigators overcome the most entrenched human cognitive habit: the confirmation bias, the tendency to notice and remember evidence that confirms our beliefs or decisions, and to ignore, dismiss, or forget evidence that is discrepant. That’s why we are all inclined to stick to a hypothesis we believe in. Science is one way of forcing us, kicking and screaming if necessary, to modify our views.”
Professional, freestanding schools of psychology teach their graduates to talk like scientists…but not act like scientists.

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