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Bell ringer: Is Psychology different than common sense or intuition? What do you think?

Bell ringer: Is Psychology different than common sense or intuition? What do you think?. Limitations of intuition/common sense. When Obama got elected, how many of you knew he was going to win all along?

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Bell ringer: Is Psychology different than common sense or intuition? What do you think?

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  1. Bell ringer: Is Psychology different than common sense or intuition? What do you think?

  2. Limitations of intuition/common sense

  3. When Obama got elected, how many of you knew he was going to win all along? • How many people have gotten a test back and got an A (or an F) and after getting it back said you knew this is what you were going to get?

  4. How many people remember 9/11? • Who thought they should have evacuated the second tower right away? Why? • Who thought that people in Chicago and LA should evacuate important buildings also?

  5. Hindsight Bias • I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon • The tendency to believe, after finding out the outcome, that one had foreseen the outcome

  6. How many of you can unscramble a word pretty easily (like ex. below) Can you do it in under 15 seconds? • WREAT=WATER

  7. Unscramble this word • ETRYN

  8. ENTRY • Harder than it looks???

  9. Overconfidence Bias • People have a tendency to think they know more than they do • People think they can predict their own behavior and abilities at a level higher than they actually can

  10. Point to remember • Hindsight and overconfidence bias lead us to overestimate our intuition. • Scientific Inquiry help us discern reality form illusion

  11. Critical Thinking • Psychology and the scientific attitude prepares us to think smarter • Critical thinking: the process of deciding what to believe and how to act based on a careful evaluation of the evidence • Examines assumptions, discern hidden values, evaluates evidence, assesses conclusions • Critical thinkers are constantly asking questions and thinking deeper

  12. Summary • Write about a time you used overconfidence or hindsight bias when believing something • Write about a time you used critical thinking skills to make a decision.

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