Talk:Exploring Worldviews

Please provide your comments and feedback on the course here. Thanks! --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 15:14, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Tavis Smiley interview with Dr. George Lakoff
Perhaps this Tavis Smiley interview with Dr. George Lakoff can be used as a resource or reference for the course. See: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/professor-cognitive-science-george-lakoff/ --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 21:05, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Balance/neutrality, or something like that
Introduction can seem a bit pushy. For example, "Sexual activity among consenting adults is fun, or sexual activity is dirty, shameful, or somehow sacred?" doesnt really seem to give a proper choice. It should be more like "Sexual activity among consenting adults is fun, OR sexual activity is dirty and shameful, OR sexual activity is sacred?".
 * Thanks, I have tuned this up a bit. I changed the specific item you identified, and added a note clarifying that each statement is clearly a false dilemma. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 15:41, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Cognitive dissonance
Discuss the role of Cognitive dissonance in creating inertia favoring the current worldview. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 15:33, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Backfire Effect
Address the backfire effect. See the cartoon at: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe and the references it cites. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 12:05, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

The Worldview Assessment Instrument
Evaluate The Worldview Assessment Instrument (WAI): The development and preliminary validation of an instrument to assess world view components relative to counseling and psychotherapy see: https://www.academia.edu/33395491/The_Worldview_Assessment_Instrument_WAI_The_development_and_preliminary_validation_of_an_instrument_to_assess_world_view_components_relative_to_counseling_and_psychotherapy and incorporate relevant information. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 22:08, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

TOC does not appear
The TOC does not appear (at this time) yet it seems to be properly included. I'm not clear why this might be happening, and may be only temporary. It will be helpful to keep an eye on this. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 15:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I see Contents on the right. You might try a different browser. Also note that Reasoning generates invalid HTML and should not be used. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 23:39, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Dr. Annick De Witt
Study the work of Dr. Annick De Witt, see: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GjJIO1oAAAAJ and improve this course based on what is learned. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 23:37, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

A worldview as a set of Bayesian prior probabilities
I suspect that each person's worldview can be represented by a set of Bayesian prior probabilities. For example, the answers to each of the assignment questions can be represented as a Bayesian prior. "You are your priors!" Would it be useful or interesting for a person to explicate (reveal) their Bayesian priors as they begin a discussion or relationship? Can meaningful conversations merge from an exploration of individual Bayesian priors? Would "Hey what is your Bayesian prior regarding the existence of supernatural events?" be a good pickup line? Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 19:42, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Revisiting the Concept of Worldview
Consider updating this entry based on information in the paper Abi‐Hashem, N. (2013, Summer). Revisiting the concept of worldview. International Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 17, Issue 3, pages 68‐70. Washington DC: American Psychological Association. See: https://www.academia.edu/27821689/_Revisiting_the_Concept_of_Worldview_ Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 17:54, 29 April 2024 (UTC)