Most of us have heard of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs, but Maslow doesn’t have a monopoly on self-actualization. A look at the work of Carl Rogers.
Authors: Carl Rogers, Matt Davis | Source: Big Think (September 17, 2019) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Psychology | Behavior
New research published in Current Biology confirms this feeling: people with radical beliefs actually think differently than those without. Specifically, radicals have less metacognitive sensitivity than moderates.
Metacognition refers to the ability to be aware of and analyze one’s own thinking. Metacognitive sensitivity is similar, but more specific: it refers to the ability to distinguish between one’s correct and incorrect judgements.
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Author: Matt Davis | Source: Big Think (February 15, 2019) | Subjects: Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy, Psychology | Behavior