PSYCH-1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hot Yoga, Confirmation Bias, Fruit Salad
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Self-reference #1 why science - conditioning and learning (7 modules) Empirical methods a way of gathering knowledge through the means of direct or indirect observations which also can include data such as measurements. I work at sherwin-williams paint store, and i usually observe couples who come in to pick out paint colors for things that they are painting. I have noticed that women are generally the ones who are the final decision makers when it comes to choosing a color while the men have little or no input into the final decision. Confirmation bias- is when someone searches for or interprets information to support pre-existing beliefs or ideas. Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon not being able to say a word from your memory that you know of but can"t say it at the moment. I was having a conversation with one of my friends about how it"s only been seventy-three years since.
