PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Breakfast Cereal, Sephardi Jews, Well-Order
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Na ve scientist: we are trying to take the information we have and get to the facts. How we think about a topic e. g. , how we evaluate evidence for some belief or hypothesis depends on our motivation (goals, fears, preferences ) E. g. , choose the best person (e. g. , as a roommate): Work harder to form an integrated impression that makes sense of inconsistent information. Theory of lay epistemics (how do regular people come to know things?: need for closure/structure, desire for validity, motive for specific conclusions. The motive to have some answer on a topic (rather than uncertainty, confusion) Leads to seizing and freezing : rushing to judgment and not changing one"s mind. E. g. , using first impressions & heuristics (mental shortcuts) Not enough time of attentional resources to think more carefully. Iv: time pressure (10 minutes versus 1 hour) The stereotype effect occurred only under time pressure (which was used to create need for structure)
