PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Kahneman, Aaron T. Beck
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Prefrontal lobotomy: surgical procedure that severs fibers connecting the frontal lobes of the brain from the underlying thalamus. Believers deceived by na ve realism and confirmation bias. The same psychological processes that serve us well in most situations also predispose us to errors in thinking. Malcolm gladwell: first impressions are quite accurate, quick and reflexive, gut hunches. Heuristic: mental shortcut/rule of thumb streamlines our thinking & make sense of the world. Watching behavior in real world settings without manipulating their behavior. High in external validity: extent to can generalize findings in real world events. Low in internal validity: extent to can draw cause and effect inferences. Study rare/unusual phenomena that are difficult and impossible to recreate. Richard mcnally and brian lukach: exposed themselves sexually to large dogs, zoophilic exhibitionism. Can follow up like aaron beck with psychotherapy with female client, maybe misleading, disastrously wrong conclusions. Good for existence proof (demonstration that a given psychological phenomena can occur)
