PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes -Base Rate Fallacy, Availability Heuristic, Base Rate
1 Aug 2013
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There are lots of other fields that are interested in how people make decisions. Academics (assume people behave rationally) vs. psychology (more practical how do people make decisions: cannot assume we are rational. Decision making: gather evidence, weighing evidence (pros and cons, making a decision based on evidence. In reality, disconfirmations tell us more about something than confirmations do. Make judgments about suicide notes and given feedback. Feedback was random and not indicative of the participant s performance. Persevered in their beliefs even when basis for belief had been discredited: can confirm either hypothesis with a suitable selective memory search. Why different evaluators came to different conclusions as to whether person was in need of social services. Interviewers beliefs influence evidence gathering and reporting: safety-net. Need to screen out people who are trying to take advantage of the system / tax payers generosity. Person is not eligible for support because problems are under their control.
