core cognitive - reliability of cog processes Flashcards
1
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what is anchoring bias?
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the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered when making decisions
anchoring occurs when individuals use an initial piece of information to make subsequent judgements
2
Q
what study goes with the biases in thinking and decision making question?
A
tyverksy and kahnemann (1974)
3
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what is reconstructive memory?
A
activating schemas that are relevant for an event - during the process we may distort memories
4
Q
when may reconstructive memory be used?
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when we try to make the past more logical - involves making deductions about what could or should have happened (misinformation effect)
5
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what study goes with the reconstructive memory question?
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brewer and treyens (1981)
