PSYC 179 Lecture 0 - Professor Woo-Kyoung Ahn, Fall 2019 PDF

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Lecture 0: Introduction 8/28/19

Framework for the Semester  good vs. bad thinking? o logical vs. illogical, consistent vs. inconsistent  decision making and judgments under uncertainty o judgment of utilities o judgment of probabilities  Bayesian Theorem  rationality – is it rational to be rational? o system 1: fast, intuitive, emotional, automatic o system 2: slow, deliberate, effortful  moral reasoning  self-concept o thinking about what others are thinking o mind-body dualism  deductive reasoning o based on formal logic o are people logical?  causality o what cues do we use to infer causality? o what biases do we have in inferring causality?  counterfactual reasoning o what are consequences of counterfactual reasoning? o what kind of events are more mutable?  confirmation bias o tendency to confirm one’s existing beliefs or theories o why we susceptible to fake news?  language and thought o blue + green = “bleen”?  problem solving o AI, search heuristics in problem space, problem representation  creativity  mind-wandering  meditation  concepts as building blocks of our thoughts  genetic essentialism Main Themes  normative theories

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o theories about how people should think descriptive theories o theories about how people actually think and why

Why Quiz?  increased attention, helps you understand the lecture while you are listening  immediate feedback  check your understanding  scientific evidence, much better retention  Karpicke & Roediger (2008) o those who were tested more recalled a higher proportion a week later...