assumptions when forming concepts Choosing labels Giving advice Common criticisms of social psychology “If social psych research is driven by researchers values‚ how can it be scientific?” “Isn’t social psychology just common sense? Hindsight bias: the tendency to exaggerate one’s ability to have foreseen how something turned out after learning the outcome. Invoked after we know the facts 3 8/20/2012 Forming and Testing Hypotheses Theory Integrated set of principles that
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Chapter 5 Perception and Individual Decision Making MULTIPLE CHOICE What is Perception? 1. What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment? a. interpretation b. environmental analysis c. social verification d. outlook e. perception (e; Easy; Perception; p. 139) 2. What is the relationship between what one perceives and objective reality? a. They are the same. b. They can be substantially different. c
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Determination of Attribution 6-7 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Attribution Errors Fundamental attribution error: Tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate that of internal factors Self-Serving Bias: Occurs
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This investigation will seek to answer the question “To what extent was Juan Perón able to achieve social justice in Argentina from 1946 to 1955?” Social justice is part of the foundation of Peronism‚ which is the ideology associated with Perón. Social justice is about equality between the Argentine classes; wealth and privileges must be allocated to all the groups of Argentina. This investigation will analyze the methods by which Perón attempted to achieve social justice and the efficacy of those
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judgments about their motive and intention. Biases that distort whether we attribute behavior externally or internally: • Fundamental Attribution Error – underestimate external causes and overestimate internal causes of behavior. • Self-Serving Bias – attribute successes internally and failures externally. Shortcuts we use in judging and perceiving others: • Selective Perception – tendency to selectively perceive what we see based on our own interests and experiences. • Halo Effect – tendency
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Chapter 9 Thinking and Intelligence Elements of cognition Concept Mental category that groups objects‚ relations‚ activities‚ abstractions‚ or qualities having common properties Basic concepts have a moderate number of instances and are easier to acquire. Prototype is an especially representative example. Proposition A meaningful unit‚ built of concepts‚ expressing a single idea Schema An integrated mental network of knowledge‚ beliefs‚ and expectations concerning a particular topic
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The Accuracy of an Eyewitness Testimony Student: Amy Mason Number: 2842657 Tutor: Serena Nicholls Tutorial Time: Thursday 10am - 10:50am Due date: Friday 21st September 21‚ 2012 Word count: 1858 Psychological research shows that eyewitness testimony is not always accurate‚ therefore it should not be used in the criminal justice system. Discuss. The reliability if an eyewitness testimony is questionable. The witness may be so certain that the person that thy are pointing out is one hundred
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Patience has become a rare virtue for investors nowadays. There is evidence that average holding times have fallen from five years‚ a decade ago‚ to less than a year in recent times‚ according to data extracted from the London Stock Exchange. Whether or not to invest in the capital market is a matter of personal attitude towards the corporate reality. If the answer is positive‚ the companies in which to invest and designing an optimal portfolio investment is a matter of calculations. Differentiating
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theories that were proved by exploring both views on dropping the atomic bomb. The content includes separate sections for the advocates and critics for using the weapon. This is limited because it only has his perspective and thoughts which creates bias. The purpose of this text was to revise the previous interpretations of the use of the atomic bomb. He concentrated on forming arguments for both sides of the controversy for students of history. This creates value because
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I must admit most doesn’t care whether it’s valid‚ at that matters was that is what their parents told them so that’s all that matter. Research helps us not to give our children a more informed and factual analysis. The video also explains the hindsight bias. This is where statistics is presented and the person would agree regardless of knowing the truth. They respond as if they knew that all along (Beatty‚
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