PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Confounding, Hindsight Bias, Representativeness Heuristic
17 Apr 2016
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80 m/c questions are both theoretical and applied. 5 questions per chapter (chapters 1 through 6) 30 questions total = 37. 5% overall. 25 questions for each chapter 7 and 8 50 questions total = 62. 5% overall. Not simply a collection of facts or a body of knowledge. A method of toolbox of skills used to previous us from fooling ourselves. Willingness to share our findings with others (scientists and public) Attempts to reduce or explain bias when evaluating evidence. See how some of them link to some of the chapters since chapter 1. *reviewed each individually (based on previous lecture slides) Objectively measure changes in learning/adaptation (e. g. saliva production in dogs) Cause is same, effect is different (depending on attitudes) Dream analysis, everyone"s interpretation is different, measure by case-by-case analysis. Know the six claims (definition and how to relate them to concepts/applied settings) We tend to over simplify reality (lecture 1, re: na ve realism)
