Is that the best you can do? You really are pathetic.
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are such an idiot. Since you think you're such a smart guy how come you > failed your thesis?What was that, two years of work and money and nothing > to show for it? > > . > > > > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > Thinkers? Really. Then please explain these results. > > > > Low-Effort Thought Promotes Political Conservatism > > Scott Eidelman, Christian S. Crandall, Jeffrey A. Goodman and John C. > > Blanchar > > Pers Soc Psychol Bull June 2012 vol. 38 no. 6 808-820 > > http://psp.sagepub.com/content/38/6/808 > > > > The authors test the hypothesis that low-effort thought promotes > political > > conservatism. In Study 1, alcohol intoxication was measured among bar > > patrons; as blood alcohol level increased, so did political conservatism > > (controlling for sex, education, and political identification). In Study > 2, > > participants under cognitive load reported more conservative attitudes > than > > their no-load counterparts. In Study 3, time pressure increased > > participantsÂ’ endorsement of conservative terms. In Study 4, participants > > considering political terms in a cursory manner endorsed conservative > terms > > more than those asked to cogitate; an indicator of effortful thought > > (recognition memory) partially mediated the relationship between > processing > > effort and conservatism. Together these data suggest that political > > conservatism may be a process consequence of low-effort thought; when > > effortful, deliberate thought is disengaged, endorsement of conservative > > ideology increases. > > ---- > > > > And you can download the full study here: > > > > > https://www.evernote.com/shard/s12/sh/25b88c91-94e8-4729-a548-f5b463bb66ce/4be5d6f6e205896490f7c75aa398ca34/res/016c5f91-5e9e-4411-8305-585bdf2a612c/Pers%20Soc%20Psychol%20Bull-2012-Eidelman-0146167212439213.pdf > > > > But basically these four experimental studies argue that conservatives > are > > not thinkers. That's confirmed by Jost and Amadio's results with ERP > > research on cognitive closure. There are about 7 or 8 different MRI > > studies (Forbes & Grafman,2010; Westen, Blagov, Harenski, Kilts, & > Hamann > > (2006)) in addition to the Kanai study that has found the same (the > > Anterior Cingulate Cortex responsible for complex processing and > tolerance > > for ambiguity smaller in conservatives), de Zavala, Cislak & Wesolowska > > research on cognitive closure with European samples, Dane Wendell, > Matland, > > & Morrison (in press) with neural inhibition. > > > > Overall the data suggests that those who endorse mainly conservative > > ideology tend to be more motivated by fear and anxiety (increased > activity > > in the amygdala and limbic system), devote less processing to tolerating > > ambiguity and have a higher need for closure (resolution of things for > > instance). They also are less likely to engage in complex reasoning (ACC > > differrences). Moreover they tend to prefer low effort thought - the > > classic low information voter. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > We're called thinkers. Why don't you try. BTW, the IPCC is not a group > of > > > the worlds top climate scientists, they are politicians. > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Cameron Childress < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 10:58 AM, GMoney wrote: > > > > > > > > > It's a massive hoaxed perpetrated by thousands of scientists across > > the > > > > > planet, who speak dozens of different languages, meant > > > > > to......um..........hmmm.....not really sure what the aim of the > hoax > > > > > is...but...IT'S A HOAX!! > > > > > > > > > > > > I do understand the buzzing of a very small number of outliers with > > very > > > > questionable political and financial motives - calling this a hoax. > > What > > > I > > > > don't get are the folks who have nothing to gain from calling this a > > > hoax, > > > > but continue to aggressively challenge these very thorough research > > > > reports. > > > > > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:366546 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
