Class 6 in class only

Question 1

availability heuristic

Answer 1

freuquency estimates are based on ease of memory of trial

people overestimate what they know; salient

Question 2

anchoring

Answer 2

once some # is on the scene people use this answer as a reference point in selecting their own judgment

Question 3

base-rate neglect

Answer 3

people often ignore base rates when judging probabilities of events (70-30 lawyer thing; thinking about how many exist rather than the criteria)

Question 4

duration neglect

Answer 4

extended procedure subjects rated experience as less aversive

Question 5

peak+end evaluation

Answer 5

total remembered discomfort is largely determind by the intensity of discomfort at the worst part and at the final part of the episode

Question 6

success+challenges of computers

turing test- which is computer and which is human

Answer 6

Successes: IBM watson winning jeopordy; deep blue winning chess

challenges: handwriting; face recognition; speech