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Psychology of Trump Supporters
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:39 am
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:39 am
psychology today
"1. The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Some believe that many of those who support Donald Trump do so because of ignorance — basically they are under-informed or misinformed about the issues at hand. When Trump tells them that crime is skyrocketing in the United States, or that the economy is the worst it’s ever been, they simply take his word for it.
The seemingly obvious solution would be to try to reach those people through political ads, expert opinions, and logical arguments that educate with facts. Except none of those things seem to be swaying any Trump supporters from his side, despite great efforts to deliver this information to them directly.
The Dunning-Kruger effect explains that the problem isn’t just that they are misinformed; it’s that they are completely unaware that they are misinformed. This creates a double burden.
Studies have shown that people who lack expertise in some area of knowledge often have a cognitive bias that prevents them from realizing that they lack expertise. As psychologist David Dunning puts it in an op-ed for Politico, “The knowledge and intelligence that are required to be good at a task are often the same qualities needed to recognize that one is not good at that task — and if one lacks such knowledge and intelligence, one remains ignorant that one is not good at the task. This includes political judgment.” Essentially, they’re not smart enough to realize they’re dumb.
And if one is under the illusion that they have sufficient or even superior knowledge, then they have no reason to defer to anyone else’s judgment. This helps explain why even nonpartisan experts — like military generals and Independent former Mayor of New York/billionaire CEO Michael Bloomberg — as well as some respected Republican politicians, don’t seem to be able to say anything that can change the minds of loyal Trump followers.
Out of immense frustration, some of us may feel the urge to shake a Trump supporter and say, “Hey! Don’t you realize that he’s an idiot?!” No. They don’t. That may be hard to fathom, but that’s the nature of the Dunning-Kruger effect — one’s ignorance is completely invisible to them."
"1. The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Some believe that many of those who support Donald Trump do so because of ignorance — basically they are under-informed or misinformed about the issues at hand. When Trump tells them that crime is skyrocketing in the United States, or that the economy is the worst it’s ever been, they simply take his word for it.
The seemingly obvious solution would be to try to reach those people through political ads, expert opinions, and logical arguments that educate with facts. Except none of those things seem to be swaying any Trump supporters from his side, despite great efforts to deliver this information to them directly.
The Dunning-Kruger effect explains that the problem isn’t just that they are misinformed; it’s that they are completely unaware that they are misinformed. This creates a double burden.
Studies have shown that people who lack expertise in some area of knowledge often have a cognitive bias that prevents them from realizing that they lack expertise. As psychologist David Dunning puts it in an op-ed for Politico, “The knowledge and intelligence that are required to be good at a task are often the same qualities needed to recognize that one is not good at that task — and if one lacks such knowledge and intelligence, one remains ignorant that one is not good at the task. This includes political judgment.” Essentially, they’re not smart enough to realize they’re dumb.
And if one is under the illusion that they have sufficient or even superior knowledge, then they have no reason to defer to anyone else’s judgment. This helps explain why even nonpartisan experts — like military generals and Independent former Mayor of New York/billionaire CEO Michael Bloomberg — as well as some respected Republican politicians, don’t seem to be able to say anything that can change the minds of loyal Trump followers.
Out of immense frustration, some of us may feel the urge to shake a Trump supporter and say, “Hey! Don’t you realize that he’s an idiot?!” No. They don’t. That may be hard to fathom, but that’s the nature of the Dunning-Kruger effect — one’s ignorance is completely invisible to them."
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:42 am to Ebbandflow
This can be applied to any form of zealotry, including leftism.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:42 am to Ebbandflow
Let me break it down for you. We're tired of your shite.
Stop looking down your nose at us trying to explain why you lost.
Stop looking down your nose at us trying to explain why you lost.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:42 am to Ebbandflow
quote:
Psychology of Trump Supporters
We're alphas
/thread
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:43 am to Ebbandflow
quote:
or that the economy is the worst it’s ever been, they simply take his word for it.
Yeah, right! It's only Donald Trump who does this.
quote:
even nonpartisan experts — like military generals and Independent former Mayor of New York/billionaire CEO Michael Bloomberg
This post was edited on 5/2/17 at 9:46 am
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:44 am to Ebbandflow
Change a few words and you can say the exact same thing about the left. "Ignorance" doesn't belong to any one political party.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:44 am to Ebbandflow
quote:
Some believe that many of those who support Donald Trump do so because of ignorance
Oooohhhhh the irony.
Pot..
Meet kettle.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:45 am to Ebbandflow
quote:
Out of immense frustration, some of us may feel the urge to shake a Trump supporter
The left is so violent.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:45 am to Clyde Tipton
Ironically this type of elitism is why the left has been getting hammered the past few elections.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:45 am to Ebbandflow
You were with her.
This post was edited on 5/2/17 at 9:47 am
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:46 am to Ebbandflow
How mad are you that Trump talked with Putin today?
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:46 am to Ebbandflow
quote:
some of us may feel the urge to shake a Trump
Why don't you try this 10 times and report back about your superiority complex?
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:46 am to Ebbandflow
Certain crimes are sky rocketing and would be worse if there hadn't been a rebirth in 2nd amendment rights.
The economy was sucking wind during Obama look at the freaking data! Welfare -way up, labor participation - way down, full time employment - down, it's not perception.
The economy was sucking wind during Obama look at the freaking data! Welfare -way up, labor participation - way down, full time employment - down, it's not perception.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:47 am to Ebbandflow
Thanks for the psychological evaluation.
It was free, and yet, I still didn't get my money's worth.
It was free, and yet, I still didn't get my money's worth.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:47 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:I hope that the left keeps this up, though. They blame everyone but themselves and their terrible candidate or the man that's been in the White House for the past 8 years.
Let me break it down for you. We're tired of your shite.
Stop looking down your nose at us trying to explain why you lost.
"It can't be us, so Trump must have won because of racism and ignorance".
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:48 am to Ebbandflow
Reality of Trump supporters: Trump>>McConnell>>Ryan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hillary.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:49 am to TrueTiger
quote:Yes, sheople come from all walks of life.
This can be applied to any form of zealotry, including leftism.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:50 am to redfishfan
quote:
Ironically this type of elitism is why the left has been getting hammered the past few elections.
And yet they keep spouting it- there's your giant burp in human psychology.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 9:51 am to Ebbandflow
LMAO at the downvotes. i wonder how many of them made it through the whole post and how many quit reading after a few words and started licking a window instead.
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