PSYCH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Constructive Proof, Frontal Lobe, Internal Validity
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Chapter 2: research methods: safeguards against error (cid:494) the rival hypothesis for its effects (it originates from the mind of facilitator) Proponents of facilitate communication for infantile autism neglected to consider. The same psychological processes that serve us well in most situations also. Prefrontal lobotomy: (cid:498)treatment(cid:499) for schizophrenia; severed neural fibers that connect the brain(cid:495)s frontal lobe to the underlying thalamus. Didn(cid:495)t conduct systematic research, only relied on clinical. Gladwell(cid:495)s blink pointed out that our 1st impressions are at times surprisingly. This type of thinking is quick + reflexive, doesn(cid:495)t require much mental. Nobel winner kahneman called it system 1 thinking, we call it predispose us to errors in thinking observations accurate effort, brains in autopilot intuitive thinking. Heuristic: mental short cut or rule of thumb. Second mode of thinking is analytical thinking: slow and reflective, mental effort, sometimes allows us to override intuitive thinking. Naturalistic observation: watching behavior in real world setting.
