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datepsych
Posted - November 29, 2022 at 8:15 AM
Saved - December 9, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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A discussion began with a claim that only about half of social psychologists believe Darwinian evolution applies to the human mind. One participant expressed confusion over a graph that seemed inconsistent with the initial statement, highlighting the difficulty people have in understanding the evolution of the mind. Another participant noted that the poll specifically targeted social psychologists, which they found even more surprising, suggesting that the figures reflect a more specialized perspective rather than the general population's views.

@datepsych - Alexander

Only about half of social psychologists believe that Darwinian evolution applies to the human mind. https://t.co/Q6xfLIOzvo

@PepMangione - Luigi Mangione

@datepsych Nuts that last graph doesn't match the first. People have a hard time grasping that the mind evolves like the body

@PepMangione - Luigi Mangione

@datepsych Rereading your tweet and noticed this poll asked *social psychologists*. I thought these were figures for the general population. Crazier than I thought

datepsych
Posted - March 13, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Saved - December 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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A discussion began about the misconception of a "blank slate" in psychology, emphasizing that genetics significantly influence behavior and personality, supported by the gene-environment interaction principle. The speaker argued that human evolution shapes psychology, a view accepted broadly within the field. In response, another participant questioned the claim of an "overwhelming consensus," referencing a previous statement indicating that only about half of social psychologists believe Darwinian evolution applies to the human mind, seeking clarification on any shifts in consensus.

@datepsych - Alexander

I think some people think there is a “blank slate” school of psychology. This basically doesn’t exist in 2024. A lot of people believe it, but within psychology there is overwhelming consensus that genetics contribute to behavior and human psychology. The gene x environment interaction is considered an axiom of personality psychology. That human evolution has shaped human psychology and behavior is also not merely a belief within the subdiscipline of evolutionary psychology. It’s simply a recognized fact by anyone who accepts that evolution is real. Human beings are animals and subject to the same evolutionary process as any other animal, which includes selection for behavioral traits, emotions, mental processes, and more. This is a fact of evolution and not a belief relegated to a niche or specific subdomain within psychology. Why do people form beliefs like this or adopt what is essentially fringe pseudoscience in the field? Probably political ideology.

@PepMangione - Luigi Mangione

@datepsych @datepsych "overwhelming consensus" in psychology? Seems contrary to your tweet from ~1 year ago: "Only about half of social psychologists believe that Darwinian evolution applies to the human mind." x.com/datepsych/stat… Has consensus shifted rapidly or am I missing smth?

@datepsych - Alexander

Only about half of social psychologists believe that Darwinian evolution applies to the human mind. https://t.co/Q6xfLIOzvo

datepsych
Posted - November 29, 2022 at 8:15 AM
Saved - December 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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The discussion begins with a claim that only about half of social psychologists accept Darwinian evolution's relevance to the human mind. In response, one participant outlines a logical approach to argue for the evolution of human psychology, starting with the acceptance of evolution as a fact. They emphasize the importance of using incremental reasoning to reach the conclusion that the human mind has evolved. They also reference a global study on nightmares, noting that common fears, such as aversion to snakes and spiders, suggest an ingrained evolutionary response.

@datepsych - Alexander

Only about half of social psychologists believe that Darwinian evolution applies to the human mind. https://t.co/Q6xfLIOzvo

@PepMangione - Luigi Mangione

@datepsych Part 1/ When someone denies that human psych is evolved, I start with the initial logical statement “evolution is real” and then try to build up to “the human mind is evolved” through a series of lemmas (stepping stones)

@PepMangione - Luigi Mangione

@datepsych Part 7/7 Then, I recall a worldwide study on human dreams, tracking the most common nightmare in each country. “Snakes” and “spiders” are overwhelming at the top of the list. Seems to follow that human aversion to snakes is similarly ingrained

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