Biases and Heuristics – The Psy of Life

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Why do we put so much stock in polling data? The results play havoc with our perceptions because of our cognitive biases and heuristics

Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Biases and Polling: Navigating the Illusion of Certainty

2 November 2024 — 14 Comments

Can lies be used to guide the ship of state?

Behavior Economics

Election 2024: The Easier Question Heuristic Shapes the Choices of Undecided and Low-Propensity Voters

14 October 2024 — 3 Comments

Why is it that the chronic liar, convicted criminal, rapist, traitorous, incompetent Trump is treated as a viable and acceptable candidate by the media?

Behavior Economics

The Media’s Role in Making Trump a Viable Acceptable Candidate: the Mere Exposure Effect, Availability Heuristic, and Confirmation Bias

28 September 2024 — 18 Comments

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Thursday 28 August
Winnipeg, Canada

Howdy y'all!

The house and the move has finally settled into a lower level of effort. My time is finally freed from some very urgent difficult tasks like assembling furniture and organizing and tracking deliveries.

Good news, La Petite Fille has been officially admitted to university, and we will be getting her registered for classes. They begin next week! But, major milestone in her life, reached. I couldn't be prouder, happier, or, quite honestly, more relieved.

I just published a post concerning how Trump et al. aren't dealing with reality. I'm thinking that it will be an on-going frequent column. The problem is what to call it. The Cray-Cray Watch? Has It Bitten Us in the Ass, Yet? I'm open to suggestions, though.

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Jack

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CalicoJack on Trump’s Venezuela Misadventure is Much More Dangerous than Illegally Taking a Country’s Leader or Oil9 January 2026
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CalicoJack on Off the Editor’s Floor: the Moron Doctrine, the Further Adventures of ICE Agents, Aging, the Musical, and Timothy Snyder on Resistance9 January 2026
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bobcabkings on Off the Editor’s Floor: the Moron Doctrine, the Further Adventures of ICE Agents, Aging, the Musical, and Timothy Snyder on Resistance8 January 2026
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