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