PSYCH 1000- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 39 pages long!)
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Believed it was fate: not exactly fate, common names in area, clothing/pets popular. Ex: full moon causes weird behavior: confirmation heuristic: tendency to accept facts that fit pre-existing beliefs. ***we are motivated to seek out info that supports our beliefs: availability heuristic: tendency to make judgements on the basis of which examples come most easily to mind overestimate risks faulty conclusions. Ex: after 9/11, ppl believed driving was less risky: gambler"s fallacy: belief that past events predict future (even when probability is still the same) Ex: picking lottery #s based on past winning #s. It"s human nature to make observations and look for explanations--but we need to make sure we don"t rely on beliefs/emotions/heuristics. Unique species of birds (finches) found nowhere else. Noticed that the species changed over time. More offspring are produced than can survive due to limited resources. Offspring w traits better suited to environment will survive pass traits to offspring. Eventually this can produce a new species!
