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psychology chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hindsight bias | knowing what was happened in the past but not taking any action to prevent it in the future |
| confirmation bias | ignoring evidence that doesn't align with your views |
| heuristics | simple rules people follow to make a decision; common sense |
| availability heuristics | making a decision with the easiest idea that comes to mind; most available |
| dunning-kruger effect | people who are least skilled at a task tend to think they know how to do it better than everyone else |
| psychological science | the study, through research, of mind, brain, and behavior |
| amiable skepticism | open to new information but wary of new "scientific findings" |
| empirical | gaining knowledge through observations and the collection of data |
| systematic introspection (structuralism) | to analyze structures of mental processes |
| functionalism | focuses on the function behavioral and mental processes serves |
| behaviorism | the science of focusing only on the behavior of an individual |
| psychoanalytic theory | understand how unconscious thoughts cause mental disorders |
| gestalt movement | study subjective perceptions as a whole |
| humanistic psychology | focuses on ways to make people happier; finding the good in people |
| cognitivism | exploring mental processes that influence behavior |
| cognitive revolution | movement started by Miller to re-integrate the study of mental functions into psychology |
| cognitive psychology | the study of mental functions |
| computer modeling | helps psychologists. understand mental processes |
| big data approach | uses tools from the computer science world to identify complex patterns in large data sets |
| distributed practice | learning material in short bursts over a prolonged period of time |
| retrieval-based memory | learning new information by repeatedly recalling it from long-term memory |
| elaborative interrogation | learning by asking yourself questions about a topic |
| self-exploration | reflecting on learning processes and trying to make sense of new material in your own words |
| interleaved practice | switching between topics during studying |
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