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Who are Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff?
Jonathan Haidt & Greg Lukianoff
Who reviewed Moira Weigel's review in The Guardian?
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
What are the 3 Great Untruths?
What are the impacts of the Great Untruths?
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Who is Greg Lukianoff?
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What trend emerged on campuses in 2013?
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What are students' current censorship arguments?
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When were the canon wars?
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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
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What was an important discovery by CBT?
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What is Greg's theory about students' demands for protection from speech?
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Where does the term 'Matrix' come from?
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Where was the idea of safetyism first explored?
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What is affective partisan polarization?
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What is the goal of CBT?
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Match the following cognitive distortions with their definitions:
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What is the result of an increased focus on microaggressions coupled with an endorsement of emotional reasoning?
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What should universities do to balance freedom of speech with student safety?
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What is Haidt's attitude toward trigger warnings?
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What was the deadliest mass shooting in US history?
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What is the difference between common humanity politics and common enemy politics?
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What is distributive justice?
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What is procedural justice?
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What is equity theory?
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What is proportional procedural social justice?
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What is equal outcomes social justice?
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What are the six explanatory threads that intersect to create the culture of safetyism and its three great untruths?
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Study Notes
Key Authors and Reviews
- Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff explore themes of identity politics and mental well-being.
- Moira Weigel's review argues for viewing Martin Luther King's vision of equality as a pathway to progress rather than an endpoint.
The Great Untruths
- Three main untruths identified:
- Fragility: The belief that one should avoid pain.
- Emotional reasoning: Trusting feelings over rational thought.
- Us vs. them mentality: Viewing life as a struggle between good and evil.
Impacts of the Great Untruths
- These beliefs contradict established wisdom and psychological findings, ultimately harming individuals and communities.
Greg Lukianoff
- A First Amendment lawyer, head of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
Campus Censorship Trends
- Shift observed in 2013: Censorship previously led by administrations now driven by student demands.
- Students express concerns over material perceived as triggering or unsafe, showing a shift towards viewing themselves as fragile.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- CBT focuses on challenging negative thought patterns to alter behavior and address mood disorders.
- Discoveries show that correcting cognitive distortions decreases anxiety and depression.
Cognitive Distortions
- Key distortions discussed in CBT:
- Mind Reading: Assuming knowledge of others' thoughts without evidence.
- Fortune-Telling: Predicting negative outcomes about the future.
- Catastrophizing: Expecting the worst-case scenario in situations.
- Labeling: Assigning negative traits based on singular experiences.
- Discounting Positives: Ignoring positive aspects by trivializing them.
- Negative Filtering: Focusing primarily on negatives, overlooking positives.
- Overgeneralizing: Drawing broad conclusions from a single incident.
- Dichotomous Thinking: Viewing situations in black and white terms.
- Blaming: Attributing one’s negative feelings to others.
- "What if?" Thinking: Persistently questioning worst-case scenarios.
- Emotional Reasoning: Letting feelings dictate reality.
- Inability to Disconfirm: Rejecting evidence that contradicts negative thoughts.
Effects of Microaggressions and Emotional Reasoning
- Increased focus on microaggressions alongside emotional reasoning fuels outrage, even towards those with noble intentions.
Recommendations for Universities
- Encourage discussions about balancing freedom of speech with inclusivity to foster a tolerant community.
- Recommend discouragement of trigger warnings, emphasizing the importance of challenging students intellectually.
Social Justice Concepts
- Common humanity politics seeks inclusivity, while common enemy politics creates divisions.
- Distributive justice refers to perceptions of fairness in outcomes, while procedural justice addresses the fairness of processes involved.
- Equity theory posits fairness through equal outcomes to inputs ratio.
- Proportional procedural social justice integrates fairness in both process and outcome, while equal outcomes social justice aligns equity theory with group results.
Extremism in Context
- Orlando shooting (49 fatalities, June 2016) and Las Vegas shooting (58 fatalities, October 2017) marked significant tragedies in U.S. history.
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Test your knowledge on key concepts and authors from 'The Coddling of the American Mind' by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff. This quiz includes significant terms and reviews from various publications, exploring the themes of identity politics and common humanity. Perfect for anyone interested in the discussions around modern societal issues.