This week we’re covering anti-intellectualism: what is it, who’s involved, is there room to grow? Hope you like *light* mental lifting (don’t worry I’ll spot you) because we’re answering all these questions and more on this week’s episode of Schauer Thoughts!

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Articles:

Anti-intellectualism 

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/anti-intellectualism

Exploring the Reasons Behind Parental Refusal of Vaccines

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4869767/

Information Density

https://publish.obsidian.md/pkc/Hub/Theory/Sciences/information+density

The Development of Concrete and Abstract Thinking Patterns 

• Blog post but clinically reviewed by Tiffany Lovins, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

https://calmerry.com/blog/psychology/the-development-of-concrete-and-abstract-thinking-patterns/#:~:text=Abstract%20thinking%20and%20concrete%20thinking%20are%20two,us%20to%20make%20connections%20and%20see%20patterns

Cliche’s - What is a cliche?

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/cliches/#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20cliché?,memorable%20contributions%20to%20your%20writing

Books:

The Knowledge Illusion - Steven Sloman & Philip Fernbach

• Quoted pages: 175 - 178

Attention: Beyond Mindfulness - Gay Watson

If there are any resources I mentioned that are not listed, please let me know and I’ll update ASAP.

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