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What are some cool psychological phenomena? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kuontom@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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Just any psychological biases/effects/conditions/disorders/syndromes or other phenomena that you find interesting.

Edit: Do link an article! Thanks

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[–] Merlu@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The backfire effect. This is when someone see irrefutable proofs that he's wrong, he believes more than ever that he's right.

https://www.skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html

[–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no such phenomenon, and your link proves it.

[–] Itty53@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't though? How are you arriving at that conclusion?

[–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I guess my comment backfired.