15.301 / 15.310Managerial PsychologyWelcome !What is this class? Critical thinking about data Managerial Psychology Data analysis Research design & execution15.301 & 15.310?Tentative syllabus updates versio n on serverWhy research in Psychology? Don’t we know it all?Intuitions about No FA No Miss CR True state of Yes Beliefs about Yes HitA short exerciseValidity of intuitions Examples: Naive beliefs Penn & TellerSummary We function based on our knowledge and intuitions In our personal life and in our professional life Sometimes intuitions are accurate and sometime they are not! Without research it is hard to
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