Social Psychology: Heuristics

Illusion Of Control

A false belief that one can influence certain events

Heuristic

A simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently; usually speedier but also more error-prone than algorithms.

What two types of information do people generally access?

Case Information and Statistical Information

What Type of thinking do humans only do?

Counterfactual Thinking

Gambler's Fallacy

Disregarding stagnant probability

Case Information

General knowledge, usually in-depth on a concept -humans usually use this type of information

Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic

Judge Likelihood by using a starting point and going from there

Representative Herustic

Judge likelihood by the extent to which it coincides with what it represents -- Generalizing some concept

Availability Heuristic

Judge likelihood by the relevant instances that come to mind That dream came true!! (how many didn't)

Simulation Heuristic

Judge likelihood of something based on the stats Messi Vs Sturridge

Hot Hand

Luck Will Continue

Conjunction Fallacy

Seeing something as becoming more likely the more specific it becomes

False Consensus Effect

Tendency to overestimate the number of people who share one's opinion

False Uniqueness Effect

Tendency to underestimate the number of people with one's prized ability

Magical Thinking

Thoughts that go against logic/laws of physics

Counterfactual Thinking

the tendency to evaluate events by imagining alternative versions or outcomes to what actually happened