PSYC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bias Blind Spot, Edward B. Titchener, Confirmation Bias
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Understand the information about the subfields of psychology that was discussed in class. Understand the five major challenges faced by psychological scientists. Behavior is multiply determined -no 1 cause for 1 problem. Psychological variables are often interrelated more than 1 factor makes the scenario. People differ from each other different reactions to different stimuli. Behavior and cognition are influenced by culture. Be able to explain and recognize examples of na ve realism and the bias blind spot. Na ve realism: assumption that we see the world objectively. Bias blind spot: we see bias of others but not of our own. Be able to explain and recognize examples of the confirmation bias. Confirmation bias: tendency to seek out and favor evidence that is consistent with our already-held beliefs. Be able to explain and recognize examples of patternicity. Patternicity: tendency to see patterns in meaningless data. Know and understand the signs of pseudoscience that were discussed in class.
