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The Social Psychologyof the Origins Debate

A Weblog Series published onAn Evangelical Dialogue on Evolution Author:Marlowe C. Embree Edited by:Steve Martin

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I. Overview of the Author and Series..................................................................................................................3

II. The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate: Introduction............................................................................4

III. The Origins Debate through the Lens of Piagetian Theory.............................................................................5

IV. Ingroup-outgroup Bias in the Origins Debate: Part One.................................................................................7

V. Ingroup-outgroup Bias in the Origins Debate: Part Two.................................................................................8

VI. Personality Diversity and Cognitive Modes in the Origins Debate: Part One.................................................9

VII. Personality Diversity and Cognitive Modes in the Origins Debate: Part Two..............................................11

VIII. The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate: Conclusion...........................................................................12

The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate

Overview of the Author and Series

Marlowe C. Embreeteaches psychology at the University of Wisconsin Colleges. He is currently conducting someoriginal research on whether personality differences affect a person’s conclusions regarding creation and evolution,and how likely they are to change their views. Between September 14, 2008 and October 5, 2008, he published aseven-part series on "The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate" on the weblogAn Evangelical Dialogue onEvolution.Articles in the series included:1.The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate: Introductionpublished on September 14, 2008.2.The Origins Debate through the Lens of Piagetian Theorypublished on September 16, 2008.3.Ingroup-outgroup Bias in the Origins Debate: Part Onepublished on September 21, 2008.4.Ingroup-outgroup Bias in the Origins Debate: Part Twopublished on September 24, 2008.5.Personality Diversity and Cognitive Modes in the Origins Debate: Part Onepublished on September 28,2008.6.Personality Diversity and Cognitive Modes in the Origins Debate: Part Twopublished on October 1, 2008.7.The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate: Conclusionpublished on October 5, 2008.3

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This is a fascinating topic, related to another question I have been grappling with: Why is it that so many great business executives often overlook some fundamental threat to the continued success (even existence) of their companies? Is this because their mental models do not allow them to see the “far side” of reality? Perhaps related: A friend with Schizoaffective disorder has developed an e

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The Social Psychology of the Origins Debate

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