Talk:Normalcy bias

Bad Reference to "How to Survive"
Twice, statements are footnoted with "How to Survive". What is "How to Survive?" No further information is given. Is this a news article? A book? A folk song? Who is the author? When was it produced? The information footnoted is fascinating, but the citation is useless. Any ideas? Mac (talk) 15:22, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Possible Source: "How to Get Out Alive"
I think the references might come from this article, cited under External Links (without a link). It covers both the predatory attack theory (the first citation) and the 70% thing (citation b). However, in this article, the finding mentioned is that 70% of 9/11 survivors checked with other people before deciding to leave the towers. It's not, as the article currently claims, that studies (plural) have shown people (in general) exhibit that behavior. Still I think it's a good guess that this is the source:

Ripley, Amanda. "How to Get Out Alive." TIME Magazine. April 25, 2005. http://www.acp-international.com/leftcolumns/Howtogetoutalive-AmandaRipley.pdf 71.63.34.214 (talk) 17:34, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Global Warming/climate change
Denial of global warming/climate change is the best example of this. Anyone fancy adding the necessary references? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phenalot (talk • contribs) 07:45, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Is This Serious?
This article is why I have little respect for sociology. This seems like the most simplistic explanation for complex events. Hurricane Katrina, the result of "normalcy bias"? Really? During an administration that made readiness for disaster central to its existence? And the only other example is some stupid camping ground in Iowa that got hit by a tornado? Really? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.193.150 (talk) 14:40, 11 April 2010 (UTC)


 * So what you're saying is that in your mind sociology is no longer a respected science because of a Wikipedia article? Wow, just wow. And did you really expect more examples in such an obscure topic? - Gunnanmon (talk) 08:54, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Examples
The climate change example was very biased and preachy, and was inappropriate; it has been removed. - Gunnanmon (talk) 08:49, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Conspiracy theories or apocalyptic future scenarios
"People who promote conspiracy theories or apocalyptic future scenarios have cited the normalcy bias as a prime reason why others scoff at their pronouncements. For example, survivalists who fear that the U.S. will soon descend into totalitarianism cite normalcy bias as the reason why most Americans do not share their worries."

This either needs a source or needs to be deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:1293:B400:2962:245:AC55:F97 (talk) 06:54, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

"the residents of Pompeii watched for hours without evacuating"
The referenced Environmental History in the Making: Volume I: Explaining, says nothing of the sort. It talks about Pliny the Elder, sourcing "Responses to Natural Disasters in the Greek and Roman World" which directly contradicts it. It refers to Pliny the Younger's account of his uncle sailing not to Pompeii but Stabiae on a rescue mission. That weather conditions prevented evacuation and that he slept waiting for conditions to improve.

Ironic that this purported example of normalcy bias in reality represents the exact opposite. He had studied volcanism, recognised the danger and sent a rescue party.

BeardedChimp (talk) 03:10, 21 May 2024 (UTC)