PSYC 2030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Developmental Psychology, Operant Conditioning, Pseudoscience
12 Sep 2016
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Authority: a way of knowing proposed by charles peirce, in which a person develops a belief by agreeing with someone perceived to be an expert. A priori method: a way of knowing in, proposed by charles peirce, in which a person develops a belief by reasoning and reaching agreement with others who are convinced of the merits of the reasoned argument. Empiricism: a way of knowing that relies on direct observation and experience. Belief perseverance: unwillingness to consider evidence that contradicts a strongly held view, similar to peirce s principle of tenacity. Confirmation bias: social cognition bias in which events that confirm a strongly held belief are more readily perceived + remembered, disconfirming events are ignored or forgotten. Availability heuristic: social cognition bias in which vivid or memorable events lead people to overestimate the frequency of occurrence of these events.
