PSYC 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Standard Deviation, Central Tendency, Phineas Gage
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Lecture two psychology, critical thinking, september 21st 2015. Hindsight bias - knew-it-all-along e. g. , sports, finance, relationships, overconfidence. More confident than accurate: e. g. , eyewitness testimony, lie detection. We"re better at has than will : useful generates behaviour. Misperception of random events: doesn"t look random. String of outcomes, the other one is due. (heads and tails) Humility truth, not being right (ask, test, accept) Goal is to get to the truth by using: open minded, skeptical attitude. Identify bias: facts over opinions, don"t over simplify. Analyze whether the data fit with our ideas. If date doesn"t fit, modify and test theories again. Theory: set of principles, built on observations and other verifiable facts, that explains some phenomenon and predicts its future behavior. example organize and predict. Operational definitions (avoid bias andmake objectives): precise outline of concepts : hyperactivity = # of times/hour out of seat, impulsivity = # of times/hour talking without raising hand.
