heuristics and biases

Question 1

heuristic

Answer 1

mental shortcuts taken by system 1 to help is make desicions. While they help us save mental energy, they can lead to bias

Question 2

confirmation bias

Answer 2

the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories

Question 3

Stone et al (2010) . true experiment

Answer 3

• to see how stereotypes influence perception of information
• participants listened to an audio of a basketball game.
• they were asked to evaluate a player, and were given a picture of players, half of a white athlete, and half of a black athlete. They completed a questionnaire evaluating their natural ability, performance and contribution to the game participants listened to an audio of a basketball game. they were asked to evaluate a player, and were given a picture of players, half of a white athlete, and half of a black athlete. They completed a questionnaire evaluating their natural ability, performance and contribution to the game
• participants reported that the black player has more athletic ability and are better players, while white men can contribute more because they are more intelligent and make up for the lack pf physical ability en effort.
• Participants focused on the details that were consistent with their schemas. This can lead to confirmation bias, making it harder to change