PS270 Lecture 8: Ps 270 Lecture 8
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Cognitive confirmation biases: we see what we expect to see, we remember what we expect to remember, biased hypothesis testing. Learning from null events: sherlock holmes, the curious incident of the dog in the night, the dog did nothing in the nighttime this was the curious incident, absence of information can actually be quite useful. Remembering behaviour as schema-consistent: the life and times of betty k. All subjects read a long story about the events in the life of a woman. Later they learned she is now either in a lesbian relationship or heterosexual. People were more likely to remember she didn"t date men in high school when they read that she was in a lesbian relationship even though it was mentioned in the story and vice versa. Yes: 70% say yes, by starting off the search biased we are more likely to find supporting evidence. Some things have to be believed to be seen.
