PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Availability Heuristic, Falsifiability, Bias Blind Spot
18 Oct 2016
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Review articles posted on learn for article assignment. Ways of knowing; variables; three types of claims. A very important process: but one that can be dangerous. Burden is on reporter to carefully and accurately present the research. Burden is on scientist to communicate clearly about what research does (and does not) show. Consumer needs to judge whether the story is. Where do our beliefs about psychological constructs come from: experience. Your e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e does (cid:374)ot represe(cid:374)t the (cid:448)arieties of other people"s experiences. Your memory can be distorted over time, and this is not always reliable. Could (cid:271)e that (cid:455)ou heard the stor(cid:455) so (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) ti(cid:373)es (cid:455)ou thi(cid:374)k it"s a memory. Some professors ban laptops in class because they believe laptops distract students and redu(cid:272)e stude(cid:374)ts" atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) to (cid:272)lass (cid:373)aterial. What conditions are necessary to test that theory: you have to have a control group, people on laptops, not on laptops, high performing/ low performing.
