The Science of Anti-Vaccination

The video explores the complex relationship between autism and vaccinations, highlighting the rise in autism diagnoses due to improved reporting and potential environmental factors. It delves into cognitive biases, such as negativity and confirmation bias, that influence perceptions of autism's causes. The video discusses how explanatory attribution leads some to blame vaccines, despite scientific evidence to the contrary. It also examines omission bias and risk perception, which affect vaccination decisions, and naturalness bias, contributing to vaccine hesitancy. The video emphasizes understanding these biases to address the decline in vaccination rates.

What is one reason for the increase in autism diagnoses?

• A rise in autism cases

• Improved diagnostic methods

• Decrease in other disorders

• Increased awareness of vaccines

What is a cognitive bias?

• A genetic disorder

• A skew in processing information

• A type of autism

• A medical condition

What is negativity bias?

• Ignoring negative outcomes

• Overemphasizing negative outcomes

• Balancing positive and negative outcomes

• Focusing on positive outcomes

How does confirmation bias affect beliefs about vaccines?

• It reinforces existing beliefs

• It has no effect on beliefs

• It makes people question their beliefs

• It leads to new beliefs

What is omission bias?

• Focusing only on positive actions

• Ignoring all actions

• Judging harmful inactions as less moral

• Judging harmful actions as more moral

Why might parents be less likely to vaccinate their children?

• They fear unknown diseases

• They trust medical professionals

• They perceive vaccines as more dangerous

• They have no biases

What is a challenge in addressing biases related to vaccines?

• Lack of scientific research

• Overabundance of vaccines

• Complexity of human psychology

• Simple solutions available