You Are Not So Smart

263 - The Truth Wins - Tom Stafford (rebroadcast)

Jul 9, 2023

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Group discussions and deliberation improve reasoning and decision-making, leading to better outcomes.

Online environments can enhance reasoning and decision-making through structured group discussions and platforms that encourage collaborative problem-solving.

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The Power of Group Deliberation

Group discussions and deliberation can significantly improve reasoning and decision-making. Research shows that when people engage in group discussions, their success rate in tasks like the Wason selection task increases compared to when they work alone. In these discussions, individuals have the opportunity to present and evaluate different perspectives, leading to better outcomes.

Group Dynamics in Cognitive Reflection Test

01:21

Different Types of Cognitive Tests

00:39

Improving Abstract Reasoning with Scaffolding: The Case of Probabilities and Natural Frequencies

00:45

The Science Behind Reasoning and Intuition

00:44

Introduction

3min

The Science of Reasoning

4min

The Wason Selection Task: A Test of Human Reasoning

2min

The Four-Card Selection Task

3min

The Scientific Method for Reasoning in Isolation

6min

The Importance of Trusting Yourself

5min

The Psychology of Reason: How 90% of People Get It Wrong

3min

The Psychology of Reasoning

2min

The Evolution of Reasoning

3min

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The Alchemy of Deliberation

4min

11.

The Effect of Chat Room Groups on Cognitive Transactions

4min

12.

The Importance of Context in Group Discussions

3min

13.

How Group Discussion Facilitates Performance

4min

14.

How AIs Can Support Good Deliberation

2min

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You're Not So Smart

4min

Deliberation. Debate. Conversation. Though it can feel like that’s what we are doing online as we trade arguments back and forth, most of the places where we currently gather make it much easier to produce arguments in isolation rather than evaluate them together in groups. The latest research suggests we will need much more of the latter if we hope to create a new, modern, functioning marketplace of ideas. In this episode, psychologist Tom Stafford takes us through his research into how to do just that.

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