Topic XV. Heuristics & Biases
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LEARNING GOALS
- B. CONCEPT ACQUISITION
- Availability heuristic: Cases in which people use how readily something comes to mind as a proxy for an estimate of its probability.
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EXAMPLES
- Cautionary Quotes: Mistakes, Misconceptions, & Misunderstandings
- Availability Heuristic
- "How can you swim in the ocean? Haven't you heard about shark attacks?"
LEARNING GOALS
- C. CONCEPT APPLICATION
- Recognize and resist instances of the availability heuristic in everyday and scientific contexts.