Oles in the News: Professor talks to The New York Times about the science of being judgy
We often exercise judgment toward other people on a daily basis, and more often than not, we fail to catch it. St. Olaf College’s Assistant Professor of Psychology Piercarlo Valdesolo spoke to The New York Times regarding our inclination to judge others.
Valdesolo is the director of the Moral Emotions and Trust Lab at St. Olaf. He contributed to The New York Times’ article about how we can be less judgmental toward others we have new encounters with in our lives. The article explores our tendency to judge, noticing our reactionary judgment, and countering judgment with empathy and curiosity.
Valdesolo says our judgment happens so instantaneously that we judge before we know we “even seen an image.” He encourages us to examine if our judgment masks other feelings like envy towards others, “which can compel us to bring a person down with condemning remarks.”
Read the full story in The New York Times.