Joe Pierre MD

False (eBook, PDF)

How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things that Aren't True

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Produktbeschreibung

This book illuminates the psychology of false belief that lies at the root of the kind of science denialism, political polarization, and rampant belief in misinformation and disinformation alike that has become so common in today's post-truth world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197765289
• Artikelnr.: 72870135

Autorenporträt

Joe Pierre MD is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. As a full-time clinician, he has extensive experience treating people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, delusional disorder, and substance-induced psychosis. His academic work focuses on the grey area between psychopathology and normality, with an emphasis on delusion-like beliefs including conspiracy theories. He also serves as an expert witness consultant in forensic cases involving the intersection of psychosis, religion, and ideological belief. He has been featured in over 100 news articles and media interviews, appearing in The New York Times, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Slate, and the award-winning documentary Behind the Curve as well as on CNN, BBC, NPR, and VICE News. His blog Psych Unseen has attracted over 3 million views.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: Delusions, Distortions, and Misbeliefs, Oh My!
Chapter 2: The Psychology of Overconfidence
Chapter 3: Confirmation Bias on Steroids
Chapter 4: The Flea Market of Opinion
Chapter 5: The Disinformation Industrial Complex
Chapter 6: Conspiracy Theories Gone Wild
Chapter 7: Falling for Bullshit
Chapter 8: Divided States
Chapter 9: We Are Not Our Beliefs
Chapter 10: A Prescription for a Post-Truth World
Bibliography