Forming & Testing Flashcards
1
Q
Was ist der Hindsight Bias?
A
common tendency for people to perceive past events as having been more predictable than they were
2
Q
Was ist der Confirmation Bias?
A
The human tendency to seek out confirming rather than disconfirming evidence.
3
Q
Was ist ein Confederate (also known as “stooge”)?
A
- An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but is actually working for the researcher
- in order to provide a controlled social environment
