Much more than our Surroundings
In the article “The War on Reason” that was published in the March 2014 issue of “The Atlantic”, the author Paul Bloom made some statements that brought up many questions about the completeness, and possible bias of the testing and research, that social psychologists present. This bias could have made the results he cited be less than fair to people in general and society as a whole. This essay will look at the article ‘The War on Reason” and other resources to show that the; “Sensational research and conclusions reached by social psychologist’s bring forth questions about whether people have self control and reason in their everyday life. That these conclusions underrate a person 's ability to reason and reach above their surroundings.” The focus and flow of this paper will show that Paul Bloom’s conclusion that “our capacity for reason, … reigns over all. If you miss this, you miss … everything that matters.” Is justifiable from both a singular person and a cultural standpoint. That people do have control and reason in their lives. That their surroundings do …show more content…
in “Liberal Bias in Social Psychology: Personal Experience.” Dr. Jussim points out that “Social psychologists routinely discriminate against … ideas and scientific conclusions that contest liberal narratives.” Both authors make the case that there is a bias in the results presented that allows the social psychologists to conclude that we are not in control of our decisions, that our surroundings control our decisions. The biased structured testing and results do not fully take into account people 's ability to reason and their conscious mind ruling over their
In the article “The War on Reason” that was published in the March 2014 issue of “The Atlantic”, the author Paul Bloom made some statements that brought up many questions about the completeness, and possible bias of the testing and research, that social psychologists present. This bias could have made the results he cited be less than fair to people in general and society as a whole. This essay will look at the article ‘The War on Reason” and other resources to show that the; “Sensational research and conclusions reached by social psychologist’s bring forth questions about whether people have self control and reason in their everyday life. That these conclusions underrate a person 's ability to reason and reach above their surroundings.” The focus and flow of this paper will show that Paul Bloom’s conclusion that “our capacity for reason, … reigns over all. If you miss this, you miss … everything that matters.” Is justifiable from both a singular person and a cultural standpoint. That people do have control and reason in their lives. That their surroundings do …show more content…
in “Liberal Bias in Social Psychology: Personal Experience.” Dr. Jussim points out that “Social psychologists routinely discriminate against … ideas and scientific conclusions that contest liberal narratives.” Both authors make the case that there is a bias in the results presented that allows the social psychologists to conclude that we are not in control of our decisions, that our surroundings control our decisions. The biased structured testing and results do not fully take into account people 's ability to reason and their conscious mind ruling over their