PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Confirmation Bias
8 Dec 2020
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An obvious answer that turns out to be wrong. To do well on the test, you need to resist the obvious answer and spend a moment reflecting on the question if you do, the correct answer is readily available. Many people perform poorly on the crt. People who do well more likely to rely on type 2 thinking. Tend to have better scientific understanding, more analytic in moral decisions. The risk of error seems lower in people who score well on the crt. Induction a pattern of reasoning in which a person seeks to draw general claims from specific bits of evidence. Deduction a pattern of reasoning in which a person starts with claims or general assertions, and asks what further claims necessarily follow from these premises. Helps keep your beliefs in touch with reality. People routinely display a pattern we"ve already mentioned. Confirmation bias a greater sensitivity to confirming evidence and a tendency to neglect disconfirming evidence.
