psychology

Dissonance theory and the psychology of anticipation

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Lately I’ve been thinking about the psychological aspects of anticipation and related practices. In the final chapter of my PhD thesis (which is under examination) I noted the need for further inquiry into the ways that knowledge practices are shaped by the cognitive tendencies and limits of human beings. Related to this, over the past … [Read more…]

On the psychological plausibility of prospective exercises (i.e. foresight/futures exercises etc.)

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This post began as a research “memo” (written to myself as an entry in a reflective PhD journal) entitled “on psychological plausibility”. I was prompted to write it by a couple of pieces written by David Roberts on current debates about 100% renewable electricity and the feasibility of such goals (see link, link) and other … [Read more…]