Chap 10 Thinkingrv
Chap 10 Thinkingrv
Chap 10 Thinkingrv
Cognitive psychology
Studies how the mind
Organizes perceptions
Processes information
Interprets experience
In order to think about the world, we form……..
Mental groupings of
similar events, ideas and
people
Golf?
Chess?
NASCAR?
Animal
Has skin
Eats
Breathes
Bird Fish
Has wings Has fins
Can fly Can swim
Has feathers Has gills
Vivid
examples in the news on social media
often cause an availability heuristic.
Our confidence is not a good
indicator of how right we are.
Belief Perseverance-
maintaining a belief even after
it has been proven wrong.
Belief Bias- People will tend to
accept any and all conclusions
that fit in with their systems of
belief, without challenge or
any deep consideration of what
they are actually agreeing
with.
Is the following conclusion valid?
Some A are B
Some B are C
Therefore some A are C
Okay let’s try it…
Some women are scientists
Some scientists are men
Therefore some women are men
Now what do you think?
Participantswere provided a candle,
a box of nails, and several other
objects, and asked to attach the
candle to the wall so that it did not
drip onto the table below.
Participants tried to nail
the candle directly to the
wall or to glue it to the
wall by melting it. Very
few thought of using the
inside of the nail box as a
candle-holder and nailing
this to the wall.