Lecture 1 Flashcards
What is peer reviewed journals
Publication are reviewed by several experts in the field prior to publication s. Experts are chosen by journal’s editor
What does retraction mean
Occur when a scientific findings is found to be wrong due to error or integrity
What does scientific approach not do
Never 100% sure of a theory.
Reach a final conclusion, we have ‘paradise shift, change in approach or underlying assumptions
What does eminence-based mean
The “expert” said so
What does eloquence-base mean
It was said very well
What does confidence- based mean
It was said with lots of confidence
What does providence-based mean
“God” said so because he/she cares
What does celebrity-based mean
It was said by someone well known
What does democracy base mean
It was said by a majority of people
Why do we believe weird things
- Post hoc
- Confirmation bias
- confirmation bias (rely on something that happened)
- cognitive dissonance
- pattern recognition (clustering illusion)
- selecting from large amount of data
- availability cascade
