PSYC 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Illusory Correlation, Demonic Possession, Cognitive Bias

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2250
• Professor: Thomas Harrigan

Document Summary

Becoming an informed consumer of health care, products, service and scientific information (cid:0) know how to evaluate research critically. Giving you a competitive edge in many careers. Evaluating the efficacy of the program you join in or implement e. g knowing how to reduce stress, how to get rid of contracting hiv, . Knowledge that is not based on the fact and reasoned mental activity; without conscious effort or sensory processing (e. g vibes , gut feeling or women"s institution . It is when accepting your personal judgement or a single story about one"s experience tell you about the world undoubtedly. + finding an explanation for own or other"s behavior. + used to explain stimulating events that you observe. + belief based on direct experience often one-time experience e. g: believing ufo is real because you saw one. Problem: causes cognitive and motivational biases (cid:0) e f fects perceptions. + 2 or more events (casually unrelated) stand out and take place together.