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Metaphoric interventions for challenging irrational thoughts and attitudes in substance use disorders

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Background Substance use disorders are often accompanied by irrational beliefs and unfavorable attitudes that contribute to their development and persistence.
Hosnia Shehata Mohamed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Intervention Program on Happiness and Irrational Beliefs of Delinquent Adolescents [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت, 2015
The aim of this study was investigating effect of positive thinking intervention on happiness and irrational beliefs of delinquent adolescents. The study population included modification and training institute for delinquent adolescents of Tehran.
M Raeeyat Ebrahimabadi   +2 more
doaj  

Naturalism, Evolution and Culture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In my essay, I will argue that evolution does not undermine naturalism. This is because Alvin Plantinga’s evolutionary argument against naturalism rests on a false and unmotivated premise and is thus invalid.
Wittwer, Silvan
core   +1 more source

Formation of Distance‐Based Orientation: Political Identity through Relational Positioning in Israel

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Distance‐based orientation describes how pejorative labels may serve as anchor points for political identity. Existing research on political labeling has largely emphasized stigmatization, overlooking how labels may acquire durability and orienting capacity without losing pejorative force. Drawing on publicly circulating discourse, we trace positioning
Tammar Friedman, Asaf Saadon
wiley   +1 more source

Emotions and Language Education

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we discuss research on emotions and language education with a particular focus on articles published in TESOL Quarterly between 2010 and 2024, in celebration of the journal's 60th anniversary. Given that this is the first time that a TESOL Quarterly anniversary issue has highlighted emergent and prominent trends in research ...
Elizabeth R. Miller, Juyoung Song
wiley   +1 more source

On attitude polarization under Bayesian learning with non-additive beliefs [PDF]

open access: yes
Ample psychological evidence suggests that people’s learning behavior is often prone to a "myside bias" or "irrational belief persistence" in contrast to learning behavior exclusively based on objective data.
Alexander Ludwig, Alexander Zimper
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Analogies and differences between the logic behind statistical hypothesis testing and proofs by contradiction: What can we learn from them?

open access: yesTeaching Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Statistical hypothesis testing (SHT) is widely employed across numerous scientific disciplines, and a clear understanding of its underlying logic is essential for the broader scientific community. Here, drawing upon both epistemological and statistical perspectives, we aim to clarify—primarily for educational purposes—the logical relationship ...
Maria Cristina Amoretti   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Philosophy of Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
During the last few decades, the proliferation of interest in conspiracy theories became a widespread phenomenon in our culture, and also in academia.
Freiman, Ori
core  

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