Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
why is experience not as supported as conducted experiments?
A
has no comparison group, has confounds
2
Q
factors that you did not originally consider that systematically change along with the variables of interest
A
confounds
3
Q
things that are easily recalled, guide our thinking
A
availability heuristic
4
Q
we sometimes incorrectly estimate the relationship between an event and an outcome because we fail to look for absences
A
present/present bias
5
Q
then tendency to only attend to information that agrees with what we believe
A
confirmation bias
6
Q
intentionally choosing to present others with only the evidence that supports the beliefs we hold
A
cherry-picking
7
Q
our tendency to believe that biases don’t apply to us
A
blind spot bias
