APS

30th APS Annual Convention

Is Ignorance Bliss? Insights From Cognitive, Social and Neurological Perspectives

Friday, May 25, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Social

The Oxford Dictionary defines ignorance as a lack of knowledge, understanding or information. When people deceive themselves or overconfident about their knowledge they are not troubled by it. But is ignorance bliss? Highlighting new conceptualizations and using neurological, cognitive and social methods, we discusses the causes and effects of ignorance

Chairs & Discussants

  • Svetlana KomissaroukChair
    Columbia University

Presentations

  1. Ignorance and Self-Flattery: Locomotion and Assessment Motives As Moderators Svetlana Komissarouk, Marina Chernikova, Arie Kruglanski, E.Tory Higgins
  2. The Hubris Hypothesis: It’s OK for You to Brag If I Don’t Suspect You’Re Comparing Yourself to MeHoorens Vera, Carolien Van Damme
  3. Ignorance As a Result of Selective Information SeekingSharot Tali, Ethan Bromberg-Martin, Caroline Charpentier
  4. Explanation without Information: Labels and the Community of KnowledgeHemmatian Babak, Steven Sloman