All Of 2.1 Flashcards

1
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we cannot solely rely on….

A

Intuition and common sense

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2
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Hindsight Bias (I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon)

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The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it

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3
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Common sense more easily describes…

A

What has happened than what will happen

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4
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Our intuition is often…

A

Right

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5
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We are all…

A

Behavior watchers

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6
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We tend to be…

A

More confident than correct

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7
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Hindsight Bias and overconfidence often lead us to…

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Overestimate our intuition

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8
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A scientific approach asks

A

Does it work?

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9
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Empirical approach

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Letting the facts speak for themselves

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10
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Scientific attitude

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Be skeptical but not cynical, open but not gullible

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11
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Psychologists approach behavior by asking

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“What do you mean?” How do you know?

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12
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Humility

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An awareness of our own vulnerability to error and an openness to surprises and new perspectives

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13
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What responds to our questioning

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The truths of nature

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14
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3 attitudes

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Curiosity, skepticism, and humility

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15
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Founders

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Copernicus and Newton

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16
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Copernicus and Newton

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People whose religious convictions made them humble before nature and skeptical of mere human authority

17
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In order to love God is it necessary to fully

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Appreciate the wonders of his handiwork

18
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Critical thinking

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Thinking that does now blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

19
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Our thinking, memory, and attitudes operate in two levels….

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Conscious and unconscious