PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cognitive Bias

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Dan Dolderman

Document Summary

Taking shortcuts since we cannot process everything (have to narrow our attention) -> can create problems: stereotypes, system of belief and expectation. Pessimistic view change what you see and how you behave: your (cid:271)eliefs/(cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge others" (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior. Self-fulfilling prophecies: how do people interview someone for a job if they already expect that person to be less competent, unconscious bias negative stereotypes come into action, word, zanna and cooper study. Treat 2 groups of people differently -> one group of people getting interviewed for a shorter period of time and the other for a longer period of time. Exact same essay but different marks received from people of different races. Belief is that at the upper range, there is a gender gap -> ex: boys have a more biological advantage and so they are better. Auditions behind a curtain -> gender difference disappears b/c of the curtain and boys and girls are equal.