Week 5 - Jiu Jitsu Model

Question 1

What is jiu jitsu model and what does it try to do?

Answer 1

tries to resonate with people’s other underlying beliefs like their care for their loved ones to redirect them to a behaviour change instead of directly addressing their beliefs about their attitude roots

Question 2

What does the ‘Deficit Model’ of science communication assume?

Answer 2

that public misunderstandings of scientific concepts are primarily due to a lack of knowledge among the general public → can be helped by sharing education → make the language clear and digestible

Question 3

What is explication and how is it related to this week?

Answer 3

act of analyzing and explaining something in detail, often with the goal of making it clearer or easier to understand. Related to deficit model of science communication

Question 4

Describe the theoretical iceberg of jiu jitsu

Answer 4

1) Top = Counterscientific ‘surface attitudes’ → observable behaviour. For example: anti-vaccination, anti-masks
2) Bottom = ’Attitude roots’ → the underlying reasons behind these surface attitudes. For example: ideologies, conspiratorial ideation, fears and phobias

Question 5

What do attitude roots include?

Answer 5

Ideologies, values, worldviews, fears and phobias (trauma), conspirational ideation

Question 6

Elaborate on the attitude root: ideologies, values and worldviews

Answer 6

Example = system justification tendencies. Likely to reject science because it doesn’t maintain the status quo

Question 7

Elaborate on the attitude root: fears and phobias (trauma)

Answer 7

Example = phobia of injection and blood. Likely to reject science as a way to avoid their phobias

Question 8

Elaborate on the attitude root: conspiratorial ideation

Answer 8

Example: believing that the government or groups are conspiring to execute destruction. LIkely to reject because they think scientific findings are fabricated

Question 9

What is shadow-boxing

Answer 9

landing heavy blows on one’s beliefs or fears (aka shadows) and then wonder why the other person is not convinced

Question 10

How can one address motivated rejection of science?

Answer 10

By emphasizing the importance of addressing it, highlighting the science’s widespread prevalence and significant implications for societal progress