Listening to the other side is essential for communication and conflict resolution. However, even when a listener listens well, the speaker may still exclaim, “You are not listening to me!” We reason this occurs because speakers think someone who disagrees with them simply has not listened.…Read More
Though nearly everyone recognizes the importance of addressing issues like climate change, gender bias, and police brutality, we face bitter and debilitating conflict with respect to the causes of these challenges. In this project, we study the consequences of “structural attributions” for social problems — that is, believing a problem was caused by policies, infrastructure, and/or institutions.…Read More
