Lecture 1 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Availability Heuristic
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A mental shortcut strategy for judging the likelihood of an event or situation occurring based on how easily we can think of similar or relevant
2
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Representative Heuristic
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A mental shortcut strategy for deciding the likelihood of an event based on how much it resembles what we consider to be a “typical” example of that event
3
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Law of Small Numbers
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Small sample size leads to extreme results
4
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Problem with Outliers
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Non-representative data points
5
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Scientific Method
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Rules for systematic analysis that help us avoid the natural flaws in thinking
6
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Hallmarks of a good scientist
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Skepticism
Open-mindedness
Objectivity
Communication
Empiricism: the systematic use of observations and measurements
Creativity
