
‘Persuasion Fatigue’ Is a Unique Form of Social Frustration
When people argue, a kind of frustration called persuasion fatigue can cloud their judgment and harm relationships
Peter Ditto is a professor of psychological science at the University of California, Irvine, who is most known for his work on motivated reasoning and biases in political judgment. He is co-author of a recent paper in Science highlighting the threat that political polarization poses for effective collective action. Follow Peter Ditto on Twitter @HotCogLab
When people argue, a kind of frustration called persuasion fatigue can cloud their judgment and harm relationships
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