PSYC 201W Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Causal Inference, Empirical Evidence, Confounding
19 Mar 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
4 methods people use to hold beliefs about the world: Tenacity- involves believing something simply b/c it is what we have long believed. Involves ignoring inconsistent info that threatens the belief: charles peirce (scientist)- tenacity possess strength, simplicity, and directness", poor way to establish knowledge and reduces formation of accurate beliefs. Authority- involves relying on other people as our source of knowledge and belief. The belief may be correct/incorrect: e. g parents, caregivers, siblings, teachers. Media: we rely on ppl we perceive as credible (when they have expertise on the subject and is trustworthy) : e. g disagreement from other experts; even if agreement-- may still be wrong; : may be efficient (info gets passed down generation to generation) Limits & pitfalls us dismissing source as untrustworthy b/c it contradicts our personal beliefs: preventing danger. : evaluate source carefully, assess person"s credentials, think critically of info. Reason- use of logic and rational (intellectually sound) argument to reach conclusion about how things.
