Common Thinking Pitfalls and Scientific Attitudes Flashcards
1
Q
hindsight bias
A
i-knew-it-all-along phenomenon (even though they didn’t or if it’s wrong)
2
Q
false consensus effect
A
a person tends to overestimate the extent to which their beliefs or opinions are typical of those of others
3
Q
illusory correlation
A
a perceived non-existent correlation
4
Q
overgeneralization
A
generalizations based on small unrepresentative samples
5
Q
critical thinking
A
‘smart thinking’
the ability to examine, evaluate, and assess information
6
Q
skepticism
A
wanting to check an already established experiment
7
Q
humility
A
the awareness that your findings can be wrong
8
Q
overconfidence
A
the tendency to think that we know more than we actually do
