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Positive contact with diverse groups can reduce belief in conspiracy theories about them. Research found these effects remained even when accounting for (negative) feelings towards the target group, demonstrating that the effect is not merely another prejudice reduction effect. (nottingham.ac.uk)
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--rs125-- 9 points 3h ago
Makes sense, but I wish they'd wouldn't use the term 'diverse groups' when they're referring to very specific groups with commonalities on which they're defined. Lazy creep of HR speak into academia.
Additional_Fee 1 points 34m ago
As much as I honestly do agree, it has become a sobering reality for academia as a whole. Funding has been restricted so heavily, and credibility amongst journals ammended so readily, that in order to publish something "of value" and meet your own sponsors' criteria for compensation...you really do have to sell out of certain aspects of your presentation.
I've noticed as well that: "findings" are being published in-extract increasingly often over findings in-extract, and it's become on-average more cumbersome than five years prior just sifting through updated works. Like ffs, I want to follow the most recent research amongst peers, top favourites (Hi David Crystal still love u) and newcomers especially.
Has something changed in-curricula that so many recent PHD are genuinely pushing bait as their headlines, or is this just the enshitification of academia at work?
Rant aside, "Diverse Groups"encompasses the said demographics just fine, but you're right and it concerns me that academia is beginning to follow the psychological trends of MBA more and more rather than traditional, objective formatting.
I've noticed as well that: "findings" are being published in-extract increasingly often over findings in-extract, and it's become on-average more cumbersome than five years prior just sifting through updated works. Like ffs, I want to follow the most recent research amongst peers, top favourites (Hi David Crystal still love u) and newcomers especially.
Has something changed in-curricula that so many recent PHD are genuinely pushing bait as their headlines, or is this just the enshitification of academia at work?
Rant aside, "Diverse Groups"encompasses the said demographics just fine, but you're right and it concerns me that academia is beginning to follow the psychological trends of MBA more and more rather than traditional, objective formatting.
Wagamaga [OP] 3 points 4h ago
New research has shown that having positive contact with people from diverse groups can reduce the development of harmful intergroup conspiracy beliefs.
Experts from the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia, found that among British participants, positive intergroup contact interfered with the development of conspiracy theories about other groups. The findings have been published today in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
Three studies were conducted with over 1,000 people, where the team explored whether positive intergroup contact interferes with the development of conspiracy theories about other social groups.
The first two studies explored relationships, where British participants were asked about their experience of contact with immigrants (Study 1) or Jewish people (Study 2) and their belief in conspiracy theories in relation to them. In the third study, participants were asked to think about a positive contact experience with a Jewish person and then report their conspiracy beliefs held about this group. Participants also reported their feelings (prejudice) towards the target group in each study.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejsp.2973
Experts from the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia, found that among British participants, positive intergroup contact interfered with the development of conspiracy theories about other groups. The findings have been published today in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
Three studies were conducted with over 1,000 people, where the team explored whether positive intergroup contact interferes with the development of conspiracy theories about other social groups.
The first two studies explored relationships, where British participants were asked about their experience of contact with immigrants (Study 1) or Jewish people (Study 2) and their belief in conspiracy theories in relation to them. In the third study, participants were asked to think about a positive contact experience with a Jewish person and then report their conspiracy beliefs held about this group. Participants also reported their feelings (prejudice) towards the target group in each study.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejsp.2973
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