PSYB01H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Chronometry, Field Experiment, Artificiality
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A cognitive bias called illusory correlation-that occurs when we focus on two events that stand out and occur together. Authority as an alternative to the scientific method of acquiring knowledge, accepting anything learned from supposed authority figures. We are more likely to be persuaded by a speaker that seems prestigious, trustworthy and respectable. Skepticism, science and the empirical approach scientific skepticism: the concept that ideas must be evaluated on the basis of careful logic and results from scientific investigations. Empiricism is knowledge based on structured, systematic observations. Use of objective observations to answer a question about the nature of behavior. Four steps that guide the process of scientific inquiry-first is that studies are published for all to see, and other scientists can replicate a study to observe their outcome. Second scientists enthusiastically search for observations that will help them make accurate discoveries about the world.
