People with the least political knowledge tend to be the most overconfident in their grasp of facts
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People often misjudge their understanding of verifiable political facts. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied provides evidence that individuals with the least actual knowledge tend to display the highest levels of overconfidence.
  • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    I think the reason it affects conservatives more is due to their upbringing. They’re told that they must not talk back to their parents. Parents are always right. Preachers are always right.

    Conservative children are brought up to parrot back what they’re told and never think about things themselves. So of course they become adults who 100% believe they’re right but don’t care about facts, logic, or the truth.

  • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    My ex is the most infuriating type of cognitive dissonance I’ve ever experienced. She’s quite liberal, but she voted for Trump in 2016 (we were divorced by election day) because she thought he was “fun.”

    More frustrations ensued. She’d tell the boys (6 and 7 when we met) about how often she skipped school. I was livid. And she’s shocked – SHOCKED – that one of them dropped out of high school years later.

    Atop all this, she was very clear in her praise for them coming up with her ideas. So proud that she’d raised them not to think on their own.

    It’s not just conservatives.

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
    82·
    2 months ago

    Meta Labs. Certainly these findings won’t be used for furthering the billionaire and techbro agenda. 👀