PSYC 464 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Baruch Spinoza, Confirmation Bias, Yogurt
9 Feb 2017
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A machine for jumping to conclusions: s1 is easily jumping to conclusions, this is efficient if: Jump saves time and effort: when uncertain, the conclusion of s1 are based on experience (learning): When referring to experience, the most recent event and the current context weight the most: If there is no such information we refer to memory: most important, there is no ambiguity for s1 (i. e. it does not track alternatives): Uncertainty and doubt are the domain of s2. Some philosophy: rene descartes, suggested that ideas are initially represented in the mind without reference to their veracity: Comprehend and accept, and the verify or reject with s2: so, in spinoza"s view, we initially accept true and false ideas (s1) and then eventually reconsider them: If the reconsideration process (s2) is interrupted, the spinozian system should mistake false ideas for true ones, but not vice versa: X was a hopi noun and y was an english word:
