Module 4 - Thinking Like a Scientist Flashcards
1
Q
What is common sense?
A
Conclusions based solely on personal experience and sensible logic
2
Q
What is bad about common sense?
A
Can lead to incorrect conclusions because people interpret what common sense means differently
3
Q
What is hindsight bias?
A
“I knew it all along bias” after something happens, you claim to have known it all along
4
Q
What does overconfidence mean?
A
- Tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our current knowledge
- We are more confident than we are correct
5
Q
What does it mean to “percive order in random events” ?
A
- Naturally programmed to see patterns… that might not be there
- PRIOR events don’t determine FUTURE outcomes
6
Q
What are the 5 common types of coincidences?
A
- Surprising repetition
- Stimulus events
- Parallel lives
- Uncanny patterns
- Unlikely chain of events
7
Q
What are the 2 questions that curious skeptics ask?
A
- What do you mean?
- How do you know?
8
Q
What are 3 characteristics of the scienfic attitude?
A
- Curiosity
- Skepticism
- Humility
