PSY-124 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bias Blind Spot, Roofer, Confirmation Bias
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The researchers hope their findings will be directly applied to the solution of that problem in a particular real-world context. Ex. if a school district"s new method of teaching math is working better than a former one, it might test the efficacy of a treatment for depression in a sample of trauma survivors. States that things that pop up easily in our mind tend to guide our thinking. Many choose police officer as more dangerous because we see it more in the media. Not intended to address a specific, practical problem. The goal is to enhance the general body of knowledge. Belief that we are unlikely to fall prey to the cognitive biases previously described. We think we are less biased than others. An actor playing a specific role for the experiment. Selecting questions that would lead to a particular, expected answer. Ex. for extroverts: do you enjoy going to parties or out with your friends? .
