PSYC 3030 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Cognition, Risk-Seeking, Impression Formation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3030
• Professor: afdar

Document Summary

Shortcuts lead to errors in thinking about the world. A decision-making shortcut in which we rely on our instincts instead of relying on more objective information. An example of this is when employers hire individuals based on the information they are given from previous experiences, test scores, education, and etc. Even experts don"t benefit from relying on their intuition. Social psychology chapter 5 summary: results those who drank the lemonade with the real sugar were more likely to choose the better apartment because they were less likely to rely on quick heuristics. Availability heuristic refers to a mental shortcut in which people make a judgement based on how easily they can bring something to mind more influenced by the salience of events rather than how often they occur. People are often highly concerned about things that they really don"t need to worry about, rather than worrying about the things that are more likely to occur.