PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Determinism, Vasoconstriction, University Of Iowa Shooting
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Psy220 lecture 3 person perception & social interaction jan. 23, 2017. Developing a research question a question you have about the world or how it works. How to operationalize your research question: come up with a way to measure every concept in your research question identify the correct statistical test for the relationship that you proposed: ex. Do a literature search- nee to cite 2 studies. Belief perseverance: persistence in initial beliefs in the face of discrediting information can be difficult to change a belief. Why do beliefs persist? biases affect interpretation confirmation bias. When given mixed information, we will accept info that supports our beliefs & discredit info that doesn"t. Confirmation bias: tendency to search for information that confirms out existing beliefs reason why people fall for fake news. We share political news according to our views, echo chambers, most information you get are in line with your beliefs.