We choose ignorance as we age – even when knowledge is more useful. Younger kids sought out knowledge, while by age 7 they became information-avoidant if answers may evoke negative emotion. In adulthood, information avoidance is common and may "deepen political polarization or ideological rigidity." 🧠📚🔍💔
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We choose ignorance as we age – even when knowledge is more useful
Whether it's avoiding the news or checking a bank account, adults often deal with uncertainty by switching off and not seeking knowledge – even when that knowledge could be of benefit to us. Now scientists have identified just when in life we start to choose…
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