PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Candace Newmaker, Belief Perseverance, Pseudoscience
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Psy 102 lecture 2: scientific thinking and research methods: the belief that we see the world precisely. Thinking scientifically: not all common sense is wrong, hypothesis generation, science is an approach to evidence, science is not a body of knowledge (i. e. chemistry or physics) Misconceptions: a theory, (cid:862)e(cid:454)plai(cid:374)s just o(cid:374)e e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t(cid:863, o(cid:396) (cid:862)is just a(cid:374) edu(cid:272)ated guess(cid:863, no. Psychological pseudoscience: set of claims that seem scientific but from confirmation bias and belief perseverance that characterize science. Bias awareness: confirmation bias: tendency to seek evidence that supports our hypothesis, neglecting or distorting contradicting evidence, bias awareness, belief perseverance, tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence is. Warning signs for pseudoscience: exaggerated claims, over reliance on anecdotes, absence of link to other research, lack of peer review, lack of self-correction, psychobabble, (cid:862)p(cid:396)oof(cid:863) i(cid:374)stead of evidence. Exaggerated claims: will change (insert thing here) forever! Over reliance on anecdotes: this one person did our thing and never had a symptom again.
