@TheConversationUS@psychology
Unpopular opinion: Instagram is successful among teens because it gives them exactly what they want and what they think they need to compete. So the fault doesn't lie solely with Meta, although they're making money of unhealty behaviour. But it's first and foremost a cultural problem.
I'm pleased to share that Taylor and Francis have made the following three articles from this special issue of Educational Psychologist on Policy-Oriented #educationalpsychology research free access through the end of November:
Excited to share Dr. Dalila Dragnic-Cindric's work on "Exploring the Teacher's Role in Discourse and Social Regulation of Learning: Insights from Collaborative Sessions in High-School Physics Classrooms." Link to 50 free e-copies!
"Dual Nationality in Japan: Learning to Love Ambiguity" - new upload to Humanities Commons, which has a Mastodon instance.
Dual nationality is in the news again in Japan, where parents of happy-go-lucky haafu kids don't want the light to shine (haafu has a mostly positive meaning). Deeply in Japanese culture, custom is stronger than law, and so is unspoken consensus. Nearly everyone benefits from dual nationality. Though it is against the law, no country wants to lose productive young citizens by forcing them to choose. The issue has been smoked out by cases of famous people. In the 2020 Olympics, haafu Sky Brown - raised in Japan - competed for the UK. Naomi Osaka renounced her American citizenship to compete for Japan. She illustrates the strain of having to choose between national allegiances or parts of one's multicultural identity.
Think of a spiritual awakening, a near-death experience or a feeling of awe in nature.
Social scientists call events like these psychologically transformative as they quickly change some “wiring” in the brain. And here’s an interesting thing: Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy appears to tap into this concept and facilitate accelerated change.
@TheConversationUS@psychology yeah my autoimmunity firing off all the neurotransmitters in my brain when I’m sick has definitely given me so trippy, experiences that have changed me.
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