Social Biases During Covid 19

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This open acess book focuses on a critical aspect of pandemic behavior, which is how important information is communicated. It examines how the press and other entities may bias the dissemination of this information, and what may be done to counteract this tendency. Covering theory and research in this area, the book applies these to practical considerations that may be utilized in times of health crisis. It lays the groundwork for understanding how irrationality becomes a factor. It explores the positive and negative aspects of illusion creating and provides tools for moving more quickly to resolution.

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Wojciech Kulesza

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Social Delusions Social Illusions Social Cognition Bias Unrealistic Optimism COVID-19 Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic Distorted Reality Health Behavior Open Access

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“The authors, two well-respected social psychologists from Poland, have written a book explaining how common, everyday biases in how we see ourselves and the world can have important negative consequences for how we react to and cope with emergencies and catastrophes. Their primary thesis, which they support with numerous citations from their own and others’ work, is that people tend to “ignore the downside” and “focus on the upside” when they evaluate potential risks. Highly recommended for those who are curious about how the cognitive biases of individuals can affect how society deals with large-scale challenges.”  – John Nezlek, College of William & Mary, USA, SWPS University, Poland “In this timely and important book, Kulesza and Dolinski document the many crises that humanity faces today and show how these challenges are magnified by the cognitive biases inherent in human nature. They argue that awareness of these biases does not doom us to succumb to dysfunctional behavior, but rather provides the knowledge we need to meet the challenges of living in a precarious world.” – Robin R. Vallacher, Florida Atlantic University, USA “Kudos to Drs. Kulesza and Dolinski! This book is a timely and entertainingly examination of the comparative biases that pervade our judgements about our risk for COVID and other unwanted outcomes and what we can do to reduce the biases.” – James A. Shepperd, University of Florida, USA
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