Inconvenient Facts

Deception

Disperceptions of the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings and Ideology

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on November 30, 2020

Part II: What drives perceptions of lying and truthfulness?

Part II: What drives perceptions of lying and truthfulness?

Deception

Disperceptions of the Ford/Kavanaugh Hearings (Part I)

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on November 28, 2020

What drives perceptions of lying and truthfulness?

What drives perceptions of lying and truthfulness?

Motivated Reasoning

Barack Obama on Dueling Facts

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on November 17, 2020

The former President recognizes the depth of divided perceptions.

The former President recognizes the depth of divided perceptions.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Dueling Facts of the 2020 Presidential Election

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on October 23, 2020

Perceptions of the pandemic and policing.

Perceptions of the pandemic and policing.

Politics

The New Insanity Defense Standard

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on April 7, 2020

Is moral culpability required for conviction?

Is moral culpability required for conviction?

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The Coronavirus and Political Ideology

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on April 1, 2020

Did liberals and conservatives switch positions?

Did liberals and conservatives switch positions?

Politics

Dueling Viruses

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on March 10, 2020

Is the coronavirus threat understated or exaggerated? Politics may be part of the answer.

Is the coronavirus threat understated or exaggerated? Politics may be part of the answer.

Politics

Will Socialism Sell?

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on February 26, 2020

Perceptions of economic facts in the Democratic debate

Perceptions of economic facts in the Democratic debate

Heuristics

The Psychology of the Democratic Primaries

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on February 10, 2020

What do momentum, electability, and heuristics mean for the primary season?

What do momentum, electability, and heuristics mean for the primary season?

Bias

Why Is Support for Impeachment Falling?

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on December 17, 2019

The hearings did not alter perceptions of facts.

The hearings did not alter perceptions of facts.

Politics

The Facts of Impeachment

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on December 13, 2019

Perceptions remain deeply divided.

Perceptions remain deeply divided.

Politics

Hubris

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on December 6, 2019

The epidemic of overconfidence in politics

The epidemic of overconfidence in politics

Suicide

Jonestown

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on November 17, 2019

Why the anniversary of the mass suicide in 1978 resonates today.

Why the anniversary of the mass suicide in 1978 resonates today.

Law and Crime

The Insanity Defense at the Supreme Court

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on September 27, 2019

The Supreme Court will decide this year if the insanity defense can be eliminated

The Supreme Court will decide this year if the insanity defense can be eliminated

Environment

What Should We Believe About Climate Catastrophe?

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on September 9, 2019

Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker essay stirs controversy about whom to believe.

Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker essay stirs controversy about whom to believe.

Politics

Did Russian Interference Change Votes in 2016?

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on August 15, 2019

A new study says no—but changing votes may never have been the point.

A new study says no—but changing votes may never have been the point.

Environment

Dueling Facts About Climate Change

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on August 1, 2019

Round two of the 2020 Democratic debates displayed remarkable factual disagreements

Round two of the 2020 Democratic debates displayed remarkable factual disagreements

Politics

Mueller Speaks, But Changes No Minds

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on July 25, 2019

His congressional testimony allows anyone to see what they want to see.

His congressional testimony allows anyone to see what they want to see.

Politics

When Perceptions of Events Define Identities

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on July 12, 2019

From Alger Hiss to Anita Hill, from Brett Kavanaugh to Trayvon Martin—as it turns out, historical facts can be strikingly malleable.

From Alger Hiss to Anita Hill, from Brett Kavanaugh to Trayvon Martin—as it turns out, historical facts can be strikingly malleable.

Politics

Facts, Mental Illness, and the Goldwater Rule

Morgan Marietta Ph.D. on June 21, 2019

Dueling fact perceptions lead inevitably to accusations of mental illness.

Dueling fact perceptions lead inevitably to accusations of mental illness.