PSYC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Confirmation Bias, Logical Biconditional, Parietal Lobe
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Framing effects: risk seeking & avoidance, when framed in terms of gains we avoid risk (prefer a over b, when framed in terms of losses we seek risk (prefer d over c) Deductive reasoning- drawing a conclusion from a list of premises by following the rules of logic: ex. All orcas are whales: all whales are mammals, therefore, all orcas are mammals. Inductive reasoning- inferring a principle based on factual info: ex. A store has been robbed of 15 tvs. John has no alibi & 15 tvs in his house: therefore, john is probably involved in the robbery. Syllogisms- a 3 statement logical form, 2 premises followed by a conclusion. All sophomores are students: all students pay tuition, therefore, all sophomores pay tuition. Abstract/ general form (content-free: all a are b, all b are c, therefore, all a are c, all whales are fish, all fish are insects, therefore, all whales are insects (valid but not true)
