Psych 2310 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I. How do we figure out who/what to blame when things go wrong?II. Fundamental Attribution ErrorIII. Kelley’s theoryOutline of Current Lecture I. Perceptions, expectations, and judgmentsII. PerceptionIII. Social JudgmentsCurrent LectureI. Perceptions, expectations, and judgmentsa. These help us consider possible biases in social-cognitive systemb. When do shortcuts give the wrong answerII. Perception= A way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression. c. We see perception when they confirm our preconceptionsi. Ex: Refs aren’t fair to your favorite team. The candidate you wanted won the debate.d. Priming= An activated concept within memory which influences how we see the worldi. Subliminal priming= When we aren’t aware that we were exposed to the stimulusii. We are primed by momentary, situational cuese. Belief perseverance=Once we get an idea in our heads we can’t shake itIII. Social Judgments= How we evaluate our perceptionsa. Confirmation bias= We seek evidence to support our theories and ignore evidence that does not support itb. Overconfidence effect= We are often overly certain about our social judgmentsc. Ignoring base rates= We often fail to consider how often things usually happend. We often misuse the availability heuristic, we think things are more common if they come to our minds right awayThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e. Representative heuristic= If it’s traits fit in the category it is automatically assumed to be in that categoryf. Illusory correlations= Thinking 2 things go together when they don’ti. Ex: When you’re in a hurry lights are always turning redg. Gambler’s fallacy= Assuming the past affects present events when there is no
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