Psychological advice on foreign policy: What do we have to contribute?

Tetlock, Philip E.

doi:10.1037/0003-066x.41.5.557

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“…Though the psychological principles underlying distorted social perception have again been demonstrated, the present study also reveals the need for the effective dissemination of correct information. We join ours with other recent statements about the social role of psychology (e.g., De Leon, 1986: Tetlock, 1986) and urge the application of social-psychological principles to the education of the public in matters of global political awareness. …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Perceptions and Misperceptions: The Middle East and South Africa

Moore

Tyson

1990

The Journal of Social Psychology

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Students from South Africa, Israel, and the United States (N = 343) were asked to answer questions (who, what, when, why) about a serious conflict in either the Middle East or South Africa. South Africans were asked about the Middle East, Israelis about South Africa, and United States respondents about one of the two conflicts. In spite of other forces, such as media coverage of the news, acting on public opinion, South African Whites supported lsrael more than South African Blacks did; this differential support was mirrored in Israeli respondents' attitudes toward the South African conflict. Many respondents were unaware of the details of distant conflicts. A non-negligible proportion of respondents failed to identify correctly either the participants of the two conflicts or their demands, with knowledge of the South African conflict being generally better. The level of ignorance conceming the two other questions was approximately equal for both conflicts: On the average, less than one half of the students knew the approximate time these conflicts began or their causes. Especially poorly informed were the South African Black and the American students.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Perceptions and Misperceptions: The Middle East and South Africa

Moore

Tyson

1990

The Journal of Social Psychology

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“…For an array of cognitive, affective, and political reasons, people find value trade-offs unpleasant and frequently define issues in ways that bypass the need for such judgments (Steinbruner 1974;Jervis 1976;George 1980;Tetlock 1986a;Tetlock & McGuire 1986).…”

Section: Avoidance Of Value Trade-offsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence

Tetlock¹,

McGuire²,

Mitchell³

1991

Annu. Rev. Psychol.

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“…At the level of intra-group rationality within a nation's own decisionmaking processes, Tetlock (1986) has reviewed some of the decisional aids and organisational reforms needed to overcome the cognitive limitations and the tendency for groupthink. These include Axelrod's proposal (1976) that policy makers use cognitive mapping to "externalise their implicit and explicit beliefs about causal relationships" (see Axelrod, 1976, for more detail).…”

Section: Understanding the Processes Of Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Considerable effort is also needed to interpret and disseminate the knowledge that we already possess to policy makers and to the general public. Tetlock (1986) suggests that a new professional role, which he terms "policy liaison specialist," is needed to help policy makers translate the theoretical and empirical work of scholars into practical proposals.…”

Section: How Psychology Can Contribute To the Study And Practice Of Cmentioning

confidence: 99%