Week 2

Check-In Here : tinyurl.com/hibiases

Agenda and Announcements

Agenda :

10 Min : Welcome and Check-In
30 Min : Part 1 : Psychology as a Valid Science?
30 Min : Part 2 : Biased Knowledge
10 Min : Recap & Next Week

Announcements :

Blah. Let me know how access goes.
Office Hours in SSSC.
- Today : Wednesday 12:35 - 2:30.
- Starting Next Week : Wednesday 2:30 - 4:30.

Check-In Review

Epistemology	Example Pro-Belief in Horoscopes	Example Anti-Belief in Horoscopes
Intuition
Authority
Rationalism
Empiricism

Part 1 : Can Psychology Be a Valid Science?

RECAP : Goal of Science to Predict & Control

Research Questions : Writing Linear Models

Linear Model : an equation that simplifies our question & theory.
- DV ~ IV1 + IV2 + … + IVk + ERROR
- DV = what you want to predict or control (focus of your study)
- IV = all the varaiable(s) you think might help predict the DV.
- ERROR = life is complex! our predictions will be imperfect

Fiona : “…how creativity changes in our minds as we grow older.”
London : “As we age, why is it that we begin to naturally feel attracted to different aesthetic styles in our lives?”
Aracely : “how we interact with other people and how they influence us in different ways.”
Jake : “how different age groups use AI chatbots like ChatGPT.”

Research Questions : Hypotheses

Hypotheses : falsifiable predictions based on your theory.
- H0 = null hypothesis = if the theory is NOT SUPPORTED, then I expect…
- HA, = alternative hypothesis = if the theory is SUPPORTED, then I expect…

Fiona : “…how creativity changes in our minds as we grow older.”
London : “As we age, why is it that we begin to naturally feel attracted to different aesthetic styles in our lives?”
Aracely : “how we interact with other people and how they influence us in different ways.”
Jake : “how different age groups use AI chatbots like ChatGPT.”

ACTIVITY :

RESEARCH METHODS VISION BOARD.
- Add your name, dream vacation, and write out your research question & theory (from D1).
- Define the Null & Alternative Hypotheses.

DISCUSS : The Replication Crisis in Psychology

How did this make you feel? Why?
Why do you think so many students hadn’t heard about the replication crisis until this class?
What ideas or solutions do you think would work?
Does this change your perspective on psychology as positivist?
- POSITIVISM : there is a REAL TRUTH about what makes people think, feel, and act that we can someday learn.
- POST-POSITIVISM : reality exists, but we may not be able to ever understand REAL TRUTH because our ability to study reality will always be influenced by people.
What other questions do you have?

Part 2 : Cognitive Biases

DISCUSSION : Cognitive Biases

Patterns in Randomness
Positive Evidence
Previous Beliefs
Availability
Social Influence
Regression to the Mean

DISCUSSION : Cognitive Biases

Patterns in Randomness
Positive Evidence
Previous Beliefs
Availability
Social Influence
Regression to the Mean

For Each Bias - What’s a clear definition? How would you explain to a 5-year old? - What’s an example from real-life (e.g., a Casino) - How might this bias influence / be relevant to science?

ACTIVITY : Identifying Biases in Horoscopes

Find examples of each of the different cognitive biases: Patterns in Randomness, Positive Evidence, Previous Beliefs, Availability, Social Influence, Regression to the Mean.