Lecture 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Availability Bias
A
Media reports hits more often than misses - if they did the truth, people wouldn’t be persuaded
2
Q
Base Rate Information
A
Profilers know base rate info 90% male 75% white 26 Temper issues
3
Q
P.T Barnum Effect
A
Tendency for people to accept vague information as being accurate (horoscopes, etc.)
Much profiling is very generalized
4
Q
Expertise Heuristic
A
Heuristic = mental shortcut
We trust those who call themselves experts
5
Q
Whats the issue with experts in this case?
A
are they really anything other than people who know the PT barnum effect and base rate information?
6
Q
Selective Attention
A
People can only pay attention to one or two things at a time
