PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Illusory Correlation, Naturalistic Observation, Confirmation Bias
14 Sep 2016
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Chapter two: research methods (source: psychology: from understanding to inquiry (13th edition)) If a term is underlined and highlighted, it is a key term that you should know come exam day. If a term is just underlined it is an important person or concept that would be good to remember. How we can be fooled: two modes of thinking. Naturalistic observation: studying humans in the wild . Case study designs: getting to know you. We need research designs to conquer naive realism and prevent confirmation bias. The belief that we see the world precisely as it is. The tendency to seek out evidence that supports our beliefs, and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them. Even the smartest of people can be fooled by the absence of research designs. Was put into use in the early 1990s. The aides who worked with jenny storch were so sure that fc worked.
