PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Speed Dating, Introspection Illusion
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How rational is our behaviour these are 2 extremes. ~ skinner says that we are not rational and we just create rational explanations for our acts afterwards. ~ the other extreme is that we choose to do everything we do. Rational choice theory when you have choices in front of you which one would cost you less which one will bene t you more ex. when one person decides to hit them and beat them. Suddenly you realize it is everywhere around you b/c it is on your mind (so available to your mind) you think the probability is high ex. Linda is 31 years old; single, outspoken and very bright. As a student she was deeply concerned with issues of discriminacon and social juscce, and she parccipated in anc-nuclear demonstracons. Which of the following is more likely (a) linda is a bank teller (b) linda is a bank teller and a feminist.
