Psychology 11 19 2014 Psychology of Thinking Mistakes and Fallacies Perception Construction Perception is created by the mind Expectation We perceive things that aren t real because it is what we expect Ex Cell phone flashing light Autokinetic Effect A small light in the dark looks like it is moving Due to the constant movement of our eyes Reconstructing Memory Is unreliable Can be manipulated Ex Stimulated car accident and estimate the speed Selective Memory 4 6 dreams a night Forget most dreams Select something to remember and ignore or forget others What are the odds Usually happens unconsciously Occasionally a real life event reminds us of one of our dreams D j vu Real life event is considered to be a retrieval cue Selectively remember the dreams that come true Subjective Validation Tendency to believe that our dreams fit in with meanings Forer effect result of subjective validation Palm reading Nostradamus
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