PSYC1105 DW5

Chapter 7

1. System 1 jumps to conclusions, in what situations is that efficient?

2. In what situations is that inefficient?

3. Daniel Gilbert suggests that to understand something, you need to do what first?

4. What is confirmation bias?

5. What is the Halo effect, and how was is demonstrated in the Alan vs Ben example?

6. What is WYSIATI?

7. In the context of WYSIATI what is overconfidence? 

8. What are framing effects? Give an example other than the 90% fat free

 

Chapter 8

 

9. What is the message of troubling research done by Todorov regarding political candidates?

10. In what other situations could you imagine the same phenomenon happening and with what consequences?

11. Figure 8 is used for an explanation of a task that is easy for system 1, and a task that is hard for system 1.  What are they?

12. Why does Kahneman say that there is a mental shotgun?

Chapter 9.

13. Why does Kahneman say that we substitute questions?

14. What are the implications of such substitutions?

15. Think of an example of you substituting a question with negative consequences. Tell me what was the real question, what was the simpler question, and how you substituted one for the other.

16. What is the definition of a heuristic?

17. What are the mood and the affect heuristics?