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With so much speculation around what silly nickname Donald Trump will call Ron DeSantis, I wrote about associative learning & the psychology of name-calling along the campaign trail - and why it can be a surprisingly effective strategy. https://sheril.substack.com/p/ron-desanctimonious-and-the-psychology #science #politics #news

“Ron DeSanctimonious” and The Psychology of Name-Calling on the Campaign Trail

Why Donald Trump's snarky nicknames stick - and undermine his rivals.
Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
#News #politics #science
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Ambulocetus
Ambulocetus
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I remember watching a documentary about Canine intelligence. They gave a maze test to some domestic dogs and a wolf hybrid. Memories a little hazy but it went something like this. The border collie made it through the maze in record time, and everyone thought he would be the clear winner. But the wolf hybrid used a diffent kind of intelligence and got out even quicker by digging under the fence. I guess we could say that "cunning" is a kind of intelligence, but it's different than being smart.
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Grandma Bates
Grandma Bates
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The associative learning aspect is clearly effective, and it was obvious at the time it was working. The mystifying part is why all the other candidates ignored it and pretended like it was not happening to them.

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