PSYC100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Psychoanalysis, Motor Learning, Myelin

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: Agnes R.Ly

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Amiable skeptic- open to information. (also ask where is that information coming from) ** when we are being critical thinkers, the key is to slow down. Mental activity- thought processes, decisions, any thoughts. Take any behavior and target it at different levels, such as biological or social. There"s a new stoplight on main st. between the green and the lil" bob. Sometimes pedestrians will wait until the light turns red before crossing but others do not wait even if there are cars coming. Are seniors more likely to j-walk then freshman (age) You already have the idea in your head and sway away from any information that is against your idea. Search engines make the confirmation bias even stronger. Accepting after the fact explanations (hindsight bias) Failing to see our own inadequacies (a form of a self-serving bias) People presented with the 9 first gave a larger outcome then the people presented with the 1 first.