Curated category
Barriers to critical thinking
- DiscriminationThe word discriminate appeared in the English language during the early 17th century. It derives from the Latin verb discriminare, which means to distinguish…
- Conspiracy theoryThe phrase conspiracy theory first appeared in print on the 11th of January 1863 within a letter to the editor published by The New York Times.
- PrejudiceThe word prejudice has been used since Middle English around the year 1300. It comes from the Old French word préjudice, which comes from Latin praeiūdicium…
- PseudoscienceIn 1843, French physiologist François Magendie labeled phrenology a pseudo-science of the present day. This early label marked the beginning of a long…
- StereotypeAn 18th-century Dutch engraving of the peoples of the world shows early attempts to categorize humanity. In social psychology, a stereotype is simply a…
- Moral panicA religious magazine called Preview used the phrase moral panic in 1830 to describe a state of spiritual paralysis. The writer argued that true regeneration…