PSYC1024 Lecture 9: Lecture 9- What are Cognitive Biases and Problematic Thoughts
2 Jan 2019
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Lecture 9- what are cognitive biases and problemat. A cognitive bias is a disposition to think in a certain way, regardless of the evidence- th. They are quick judgements made about the world- they are influenced by our own sub. It is sunny outside therefore it is not going to rain. If i wanted to be really sure i could rely on logic- gather a great deal of evidence. In clinical psychology- these biases are thought to be strong causal and maintaining fac. It is an event or thing which causes something else to occur/happen. In clinical psychology it is the factors which cause symptoms to occur. These causal factors always come before the presence of symptoms. There can be distal or proximal causal factors. Example: imagine a car crash where a person dies. The distal cause might be drinking alcohol before driving. The proximal cause might be the telegraph pole.
