PSYC 3170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Panic Attack, Ejaculation, Human Penis Size
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D 3 b 7 3 d 6 d. All letters should have equal chance of being selected. D 3 = confirmation bias (once we have something in our head, we show it it"s true) Scientific method = be conscious of this confirmation bias. Attribute the cause of a heart attack to something. Health enhancing thoughts vs health defeating attributions. Find the order that led to heart attack. We tend to be biased in not giving the environment or the situation credit for influencing our behaviour. We overestimate that internal characteristics impact how we feel/what we do. We tend to discount the impact of the environment. Getting insensitive of how the environment/culture/social/psychological factors plays a role in our health. We discount much of on others than to ourselves. More conscious of situational factors to myself, than others. Good news is something about me, bad news is about the situation.