[PSY1101] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (49 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: unknown

Document Summary

Psychology"s lvl of analysis: lvls of analysis- differing complimentary views from biological to psychological to sociocultural for analyzing any given phenomenon. Read- look for answers, retrieve- test urself on the main ideas, review- read over notes. Phenomenas that lead us to overestimate our intuition: Hindsight bias: i knew it all along , tendency, after an outcome has been revealed, to believe that one would have foreseen it. Overcon dence: thinking we know more than we do. Tendency to perceive patterns in random events: in random data/ sequences, order, patterns/streaks are found. Scienti c attitude: curious- a passion to explore and understand w/o being mislead, skeptical- being open but not gullible. Readings: humble- an awareness of our own vulnerability to error and openness to surprises and new perspectives. Critical thinking: not blindly accepting arguments and conclusions, examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, asses conclusions, helps clear bias.