In today's world of rapid information dissemination, every major event is bound to generate rumors.
"Today, have you been fooled?"
We will talk about how to distinguish rumors and kill rumors from a psychological point of view, lending you a pair of eyes to be a person who can tell the truth.
1. "Don't blame me for being too dim, just because the rumors are too much to my liking" - how international lies are madeWhen we were young, we often made up reasons when we didn't do our homework or were late for class, and at this time, the teacher would roar What kind of an international joke are you playing!
We'll talk about how an international joke came about today.
Since the release of the 3D "Titanic", claims that Winslet had some of her scenes deleted from the movie have come and gone, with various versions circulating.
A netizen wrote in a post "Recently, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) gave an explanation for this - considering the special nature of 3D movies, we were worried that when this clip was shown, the audience would reach out and touch it, hitting the heads of the front-row viewers and causing disputes. It was quickly circulated as an official statement in a number of certified media microblogs, and was retweeted thousands of times on April 9 alone.
This information then spread like wildfire in China, was released as news by the online media, and eventually rushed out of the country into the world and was reprinted by many foreign media, and even "Titanic" director James Cameron himself believed it, and even quoted this statement when he did the program "The Kolb Report" on April 12 local time quoted the claim while doing so.
Look, even the well-educated, worldly-wise Cameron was convinced by the seemingly absurd rumor, so how can you blame the square dancers for being ignorant?
Most people will always choose to listen to what they want to hear, which is "human weakness".
2. "A lie told 10 times is considered true by oneself" - what is the mindset of the rumor mongerRumors are partly related to economic interests, but we are exploring psychology today.
Let's look at the current outbreak and see why some rumor mongers are happy to do it without any financial gain.
First, give yourself a false sense of security
People in the lack of security and there is no clear solution, will continue to give themselves psychological hints, the formation of false sense of security.
It's like a man in the water needs to grab a straw to save his life, and if there is none, he tends to make one up himself.