David Sherman
Special guest
David Sherman received his BA in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He received his Ph. D. in psychology from Stanford University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Health Psychology at UCLA. He is a professor of social psychology in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at UCSB, where he has been on the faculty since 2003. Dr. Sherman served as Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review (2018-2021), as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2011-2017), and as president of the International Society for Self and Identity (2016-2018). His research, which is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, centers on how people respond to information and events that threaten the self.
David Sherman has been a guest on 1 episode.
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61: Beyond Bias: Group Identity, Wisdom, and the Climate Crisis (with Leaf Van Boven and David Sherman)
November 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
activism, activists, climate change, climate crisis, collective action, covid-19, david sherman, emotions, environmental policy, group dynamics, happiness, leaf van boven, meaning, misperceptions, philosophy, political identity, politicians, psychology, public, public health, public policy, purpose, reasoning, social norms, social science, the media, tribalism, well being, wisdom
Can our political identities get in the way of wise action, even on existential issues like climate change? Leaf Van Boven and David Sherman join Igor and Charles to unpack how we perceive environmental policy through the lenses of group identity and social norms, revealing how misperceptions fuel inaction. Igor considers how group beliefs can override personal values, Leaf explores the power of asking, “What if I’m wrong?”, David suggests we may be following louder voices over wiser ones, and Charles wonders if we’re wired to stick to our “tribe” or if we can really think beyond our social bubbles. Welcome to Episode 61.