We social psychologists really need to discuss "Humankind" by @rcbregman.

I finished listening to audiobook yesterday. Putting aside inspirational message, I think social psychologists should read chapters regarding the classic findings in social psychology.

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Background: I& #39;ve been teaching social psychology focusing on understanding replication crisis with understanding social psychology.

One lecture focused on "Human Nature".
Course materials: https://osf.io/ayxr4/ 

My">https://osf.io/ayxr4/&qu... argument:
Findings about "humans inherently bad" are flawed.
To my great surprise, all that I& #39;ve taught in that class was covered in great detail with remarkable storytelling by @rcbregman.

Example #1:
Humankind Chapter 7: Stanford Prison.
Not an experiment, staged, unethical, flawed to the core.

My slides:
Example #2:
Humankind Chapter 9: Bystander effect

Overhyped, misunderstood. Replications and meta-analyses show a much more complex phenomenon.

My slides:
Example #3:
Humankind Chapter 9: Kitty Genovese

All we thought we knew about this case seems wrong.

My slides:
Example #4:
Humankind Chapter 8: Milgram

Yes, I agree, this one does seem to hold & replicate. Yet, @rcbregman offers new insights.

My slides:
In Humankind @rcbregman takes the case I& #39;ve been trying to make much further, looking into "Lord of the flies" and other myths about human nature being bad.

It& #39;s what I& #39;ve been trying to teach since I became an assistant professor and was hoping someone would write.
Humankind @rcbregman is possibly the most important book about the implications of =replication/reproducibility crisis= to classics in social psychology. It tackles old classics one by one, checks on their evidence and takes a humble perspective on revisiting their conclusions.
It& #39;s worth a read, it deserves a public discussion.
We need to revisit and reexamine everything.

Core message about being skeptical about brainwash we& #39;ve had regarding old social psychology classics & "bad human nature" needs to be embedded into our social psychology courses.
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