PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5,11: Age 13, Homicide, Reinforcement
28 Sep 2016
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Mental shortcut in which we rely on an initial starting point in making estimate but then fail to. Decision-making process that occurs at an unconscious/automatic level and is. People are influenced by more importance of events opposed to their frequency. Error in which people ignore numerical frequency (base rate) of various events in estimating. Tendency to perceive a stimulus in different ways depending on the salient comparison. Tendency to imagine alternative outcomes to events. Tendency to see an issue differently based on the way its presented. Mental shortcuts often used to form judgments and make decisions. Tendency to see a correlation between two events when none actually exists. Theory that certain traits and behaviours go together. Tendency for people to see things in line with their own beliefs and experiences. Tendency for info that is presented early to have a greater impact on judgments than info that is. Recent experiences increase the accessibility of a given trait or concept.
