glossary

Question 1

naive realism

Answer 1

the human tendency to believe that we see the world around us objectively, and that people who disagree with us must be uninformed, irrational, or biased

• eg seeing is believing

Question 2

reciprocal determinism - albert bandura

Answer 2

a persons behaviour is influenced through cognitive processes and environmental factors such as social stimuli

• the fact that people mutual influence each others behaviour

Question 3

psychologist

Answer 3

an expert of specialist in psychology

Question 4

psychoanalyst

Answer 4

a healthcare provider who specializes in the mental health needs of adults, and children in some cases

Psychoanalysts use psychoanalysis, an in-depth form of talk therapy, to help people overcome difficulties and make lasting changes in their lives.

Question 5

psychotherapist

Answer 5

a person who treats mental disorders by psychological rather than medical means

Question 6

hypothesis

Answer 6

a supposition of proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

Question 7

theory

Answer 7

a supposition or a systme of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained

Question 8

confirmation bias

Answer 8

the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting information that is consistent with ones existing beliefs

eg ignoring red flags and only seeing what you wanna see

Question 9

ad hoc immunising hypothesis

Answer 9

a hypothesis added to a theory in order to save it from being falsified

Question 10

belief perseverance

Answer 10

the tendency to maintain a belief even after the information that originally gave rise to it has been refuted or otherwise shown to be inaccurate

Question 11

logical fallacies (lots of sub points)

Answer 11

• flawed, deceptive, or false arguments that can be proven wrong and with reasoning

Question 12

anecdote

Answer 12

an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay

Question 13

patternicity

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the tendency to perceive meaningful patterns and connections among unrelated events

Question 14

bias blind spot

Answer 14

seeing the bias in other people but being unablet o see your own bias

Question 15

extrasensory perception (ESP)
- term adopted by Duke University Psychologist J.B.

Answer 15

a claimed reception of information not gained through the recognised physical senses, but sensed with the mind