PSYCH 2310 Lecture Notes - Counterfactual Thinking, Illusory Correlation, Counterfactual Conditional
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Illusory correlation: when you perceive a relationship between two variables when none actually exists, paired distinctiveness. Judgmental processes: framing, tendency to be influenced by the way an issue is presented, asking questions upon recommending a new medicine that has 90% success vs. Subjects much more likely to recommend the 90% success. Counter-factual thinking: the ability and process of imagining alternative versions to past events, study on olympians that won silver and bronze and who was happier (bronze, components of, contain antecedent ( if only , what if , contain consequent ( then ) 2 types of counter-factuals: upward: alternatives better than reality. Serve preparative function: downward: alternatives worse than reality. I got a 70 but at least i didn"t fail. I stepped in dog shit but at least i had shoes on: future relevance for upward, controllability for downward. Therapist listen to interview of person and told either the subject was a job candidate or a psychiatric testing.
