ryoder 1,590 #1 Posted February 17, 2019 Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-trump-japan-idUSKCN1Q6041 I think I'm going to hurl. WTH would Abe grovel to the Dotard like that??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #2 February 17, 2019 This story deals with trump, the Nobel Peace Prize and how psychology will be used by trump to play his base. Focus on the last bold paragraph. Then read the entire article. It goes beyond just the psychology of the Nobel Prize. But goes instead to how Putin and trump. Use fake news to ply to their respective bases. To fool those with superficial cognitive and analytical skills. For senior citizens in nursing homes, trump's base in Florida. For those in these forums who can't get past headlines. It explains how frequent repeated, false messaging, works on the thinking process. The Psychology of Trump's Fake News Awards " This attention taps into the “availability heuristic,” our tendency to assign excessive importance to whatever happens to be at the forefront of our minds, and the “priming effect,” where we perceive exaggerated connections between past and future stimuli. Thus, the Nobel Prize causes the public to focus on scientific and cultural achievements, and interpret future advances in light of the winners of last year’s Nobel Prize. "... Some believe that Trump will lose credibility from granting these awards because he will draw attention to unflattering stories about himself. Unfortunately, behavioral science research suggests that the style of coverage by news media will facilitate Trump’s agenda. ... The typical style of headlines about any awards generally focuses on who got the awards. Unfortunately, research shows that only 41 percent of readers go beyond the headlines, with most getting their news from the headline alone. Many of the rest do not read beyond the first paragraph, which in most stories would summarize who received the awards and in what category. Even the ones who do go further will experience “anchoring,” a thinking error where the first information we get about a topic drastically colors our overall perspective. Yes, first impressions really do matter. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,260 #3 February 17, 2019 Trump plays people's instincts and needs well because that is the way he thinks. It comes naturally to him. He is a greedy selfish person and he knows how to relate to the worst in people. That is why his support is high, but cannot grow. He is capable of learning to be better and to do better. But he will not because he just does not care to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,451 #4 February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, gowlerk said: He is a greedy selfish person and he knows how to relate to the worst in people. . . . He is capable of learning to be better and to do better. Hi Ken, IMO he is incapable of learning to be better. It would require a reset of everything that he learned in his life. I wish it were not so but I have serious doubts. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
