PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Confirmation Bias, Metacognition, Psychological Science
10 Mar 2018
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What feels strong is not based on science it is based on systematic evaluation and collection of information. Levels of analysis- all interplay with one another anyone can observe) The mind, brain (physical aspects) and behavior (overt behavior that. Biological- genes, chemicals in brain/areas in brain. Social and cultural- social relationships, social is smaller social groups (friends, Individual- characteristics that may vary from person to person, how does one perceive and interpret the world (personality traits, gender identity) family); cultural (society) values. Failing to accurately judge source credibility-biased to take things at face value (flower picture on internet) Ignoring evidence (confirmation bias)- can have many consequences; tendency to only look for information that supports what you"re already thinking but ignore what you"re not thinking. Ex: google search- based off past history- shows results that match past search history like liberally oriented searches. Accepting after-the-fact explanations (hindsight bias)- looking backwards, after outcome is known we look backwards.
