PSYC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Central Tendency, 4 The People, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Given random data, we look for order and meaningful patterns. We have a tendency to see order where there is not any. Sometimes by random chance, things just go together. We automatically look for order where there is none. What we see is affected by what is meaningful to ourselves. What one sees may be missed by someone else. The mother of all biases- we attend to what we agree with and ignore what we don"t. We give weight to info that supports our preconceived notions and discount the info that doesn"t. We see some info that leads us to a certain conclusion & our brains are wired to accept it. We can"t trust ourselves in everyday life. can"t rely on anecdotes or testimonies, must rely on data ex. We can"t trust our own personal experience. We can"t trust the opinions of our friends, relatives and loved ones. We can"t trust the opinions of smart people.