Midterm #1 - Psychology as a Science Flashcards
1
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heuristics
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- natural ways of thinking
- many limitations
2
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availability heuristic
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- judges likelihood of an event
- relies on info most available to us
3
Q
representativeness heuristic
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- how much it resembles what’s ‘typical’
- stereotypes or bigger sample size
4
Q
better than average
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- overestimate own skills and abilities compared to others
5
Q
hindsight bias
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- believe we could’ve predicted outcome after the event happens
6
Q
overconfidence
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- overestimate accuracy of own beliefs
7
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confirmation bias
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- search for info that confirms belief
8
Q
belief perserverance
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- stay with belief even with contrary evidence
9
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scientific empiricism
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- learning though observation
10
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systematic empiricism
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- unbiased observation
11
Q
what makes a good scientist? (6 things)
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- skeptical
- open-minded
- objective
- empirical
- creative
- articulate
12
Q
skeptical
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- suspend judgement
- ask questions about everything
13
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open-minded
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- change mind with new evidence
- avoid being overly cynical
14
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empirical
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- updating ideas
- testing hypotheses
15
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creative
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- able to test one’s answers
- develop innovative ways to study people
