PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cherry Picking, Confirmation Bias, Belief Perseverance
13 Oct 2018
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Week 4 lecture: fake news, pseudoscience and questionable claims (sep 25) What to look for in dubious research credibility of source and strength of evidence to support claim. Dangerous bc the more you are exposed to it, you perceive it as more accurate, becomes effective and spreading manipulated duration of viewing headings (novel vs familiarized), measured variable = participant"s accuracy to rate news (fake vs real) Can be explained by the dichotomy = intuitive vs analytic. Dual cognitive systems intuition (fast, spontaneous, go with your gut), analytic thinking (slow, deliberate) Truthiness relying on intuition rather than evidence. Association between intuition and bullshit receptivity, also with intuitive thinking + fake news. Sway of a good story (fake news = compelling fiction) Confirmation bias consistent with one"s believes, reject info that goes against one"s beliefs (cherry picking) Lord et al study for or against death penalty (participants read evidence that was effective or not effective) attitudes grew stronger w confirmation bias.
