PSY-P 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Depressant, Cerebellum, Hypnagogia
31 Oct 2017
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Hindsight bias: finding that something has happened makes it seem inevitable. I knew it all along phenomenon , proves a need for psychological research. Overconfidence: humans tend to think they know more than they do. (combined with hindsight bias; leads us to overestimate our intuition. ) Critical thinking: thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions, rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assessed conclusions. Placebo effect: well documented in reducing pain, depression, and anxiety. The more expensive the more real , experimental results caused by expectations alone. Any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent. Random sampling best way for generalizing is from a representative sample of cases; a representation of a whole populations attitudes and experience. Phrenology: popular but ill fated theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our metal abilities and our character traits.
