Chapter 1 Flashcards
Thinking like a Psychologist
science
methods to justify belief with evidence
empirical
from experience; basis of science
replication
repeating study / method
operational definition
definition of concept that specifies how to be measured
peer review
where research is looked over by others
statistical reasoning error
poor judgement on likelihoods
attribution errors
mistaking another’s action due to their character / personality
overconfidence error
bias thinking we’re more correct than we are
hindsight bias
believing you knew after it has already happened
confirmation bias
noticing / believing info more when you already believe it
false concensus
when you think everyone thinks / agrees with what you believe
naive / intuitive psychology
search for explanations with no evidence to back it
belief perserverance
believing even when you are proven wrong
oversimplification
simplifying to the point that it distorts / misrepresents info
overgeneralization
incorrectly saying info of one group is also true for another group
headline effect
oversimplification in a very short summary / headline skewing info
false dichotomy / choice
oversimplification where only a few of all options are available
testimonial
user reports of items
observations
see / hear / learn something noteworthy
theories
explain / figure out why observations happen
hypotheses
prediction about future observations
