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Released: 8-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Avoiding media-fueled psychological distress
University of California, Irvine

Viewing, engaging with and sharing graphic images poses a profound public health threat. The proliferation of graphic images of war or other violent acts, such as mass shootings, has become an inescapable reality, especially with the advent of social media, which can spread the horror with the click of a button.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
UCI Expert On: Metacognition
University of California, Irvine

How do our brains take in complex information from the world around us to help us make decisions? And what happens when there’s a mismatch between how well your brain thinks it’s performing this function and how well it’s actually doing? In this episode of the UCI School of Social Sciences Experts On, cognitive scientist Megan Peters takes a deep dive into metacognition - our ability to monitor our own cognitive processing.



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