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What is the probability of dying from a shark attack according to estimates?
What is the probability of dying from a shark attack according to estimates?
- 1 in 500,000
- 1 in 1 million
- 1 in 100,000
- 1 in 3.7 million (correct)
The availability heuristic leads people to underestimate the likelihood of events.
The availability heuristic leads people to underestimate the likelihood of events.
False (B)
Name one mental health issue that heuristics influence.
Name one mental health issue that heuristics influence.
Addiction
The chances of dying from the flu are estimated at one in ______.
The chances of dying from the flu are estimated at one in ______.
Match the events with their estimated probabilities of death:
Match the events with their estimated probabilities of death:
Why do people tend to overestimate the likelihood of shark attacks?
Why do people tend to overestimate the likelihood of shark attacks?
Big wins in gambling are often less memorable than small wins.
Big wins in gambling are often less memorable than small wins.
What does the availability heuristic suggest about estimating event frequency?
What does the availability heuristic suggest about estimating event frequency?
What plays a crucial role in how we interpret ambiguous stimuli?
What plays a crucial role in how we interpret ambiguous stimuli?
Social cognition is primarily concerned with how individuals interpret non-social stimuli.
Social cognition is primarily concerned with how individuals interpret non-social stimuli.
What do cognitive psychologists study in relation to our perception of objects?
What do cognitive psychologists study in relation to our perception of objects?
Cognitive psychologists are interested in __________ processes that influence perception.
Cognitive psychologists are interested in __________ processes that influence perception.
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Which of the following best exemplifies the use of prior knowledge in perception?
Which of the following best exemplifies the use of prior knowledge in perception?
People are capable of subjective judgments about social stimuli, such as trustworthiness.
People are capable of subjective judgments about social stimuli, such as trustworthiness.
What kind of judgments might people make about the two persons in the example?
What kind of judgments might people make about the two persons in the example?
What is a significant challenge when interviewing people about their experiences?
What is a significant challenge when interviewing people about their experiences?
The approach discussed involves controlling for individual differences in experiences.
The approach discussed involves controlling for individual differences in experiences.
What task was mentioned that involves participants memorizing a card?
What task was mentioned that involves participants memorizing a card?
The approach aims to disentangle people's experiences from their __________.
The approach aims to disentangle people's experiences from their __________.
Match the following experiences with their experimental analogues:
Match the following experiences with their experimental analogues:
In the study mentioned, who receives the same anomalous experience?
In the study mentioned, who receives the same anomalous experience?
The method discussed allows for personal ongoing experiences to interfere with the study results.
The method discussed allows for personal ongoing experiences to interfere with the study results.
What is the primary goal of creating a symptom analogue in this research?
What is the primary goal of creating a symptom analogue in this research?
What role do appraisals play in emotions, according to the research?
What role do appraisals play in emotions, according to the research?
Fear and anger both lead to high levels of uncertainty in appraisals.
Fear and anger both lead to high levels of uncertainty in appraisals.
Who conducted the pioneering investigation on emotions and appraisals in 1985?
Who conducted the pioneering investigation on emotions and appraisals in 1985?
In terms of appraisals, __________ leads to a negative interpretation of events, while __________ leads to a positive interpretation.
In terms of appraisals, __________ leads to a negative interpretation of events, while __________ leads to a positive interpretation.
What did Lerner and Keltner find about fearful and angry participants faced with risky decisions?
What did Lerner and Keltner find about fearful and angry participants faced with risky decisions?
Sadness and happiness are both interpreted positively.
Sadness and happiness are both interpreted positively.
How does fear affect people's perception of their environment?
How does fear affect people's perception of their environment?
Match the following emotions with their appraisal characteristics:
Match the following emotions with their appraisal characteristics:
What was the primary cause for the men contacting the female experimenter?
What was the primary cause for the men contacting the female experimenter?
The participants reported feeling less stress after walking across the scary bridge.
The participants reported feeling less stress after walking across the scary bridge.
Who conducted the classic demonstration of misattribution of emotions?
Who conducted the classic demonstration of misattribution of emotions?
The attractive female experimenter gave her contact details to the men for __________ questions.
The attractive female experimenter gave her contact details to the men for __________ questions.
Match the theorists with their contributions:
Match the theorists with their contributions:
What impact did walking on the scary bridge have on the participants?
What impact did walking on the scary bridge have on the participants?
Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion is considered outdated.
Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion is considered outdated.
What did the participants walking on the scary bridge falsely attribute their arousal to?
What did the participants walking on the scary bridge falsely attribute their arousal to?
Study Notes
Experiences and Appraisals
- Retrospective interviews on experiences can be messy; interpretations can alter the original emotional impact.
- Need to disentangle experiences from personal appraisals through controlled experimental tasks.
- Creating symptom analogues in experiments can help mimic mild anomalous experiences (e.g., feeling thoughts read by a device).
Experimental Tasks
- The card task allows participants to memorize a card without interaction to study their decision-making processes.
- Heuristics may lead to incorrect conclusions (e.g., assuming outcomes based on perceived frequency).
Availability Heuristic
- Shark attack fatality statistics indicate a low likelihood of dying from such attacks (1 in 3.7 million), contrasting with flu fatalities (1 in 63).
- Availability heuristic influences perceptions; memorable or vivid events skew estimation of their frequency (e.g., media coverage).
Behavioral Impact of Heuristics
- Heuristics affect maladaptive behaviors like addictions, where vivid memory of big wins (lottery or gambling) influences decision-making.
Misattribution of Arousal
- Study by Dutton and Aron demonstrated men misattributing physiological arousal from a scary bridge to attraction toward an experimenter.
- Men in a high-arousal environment were more likely to contact an attractive female than those in a non-scary context.
Emotions and Appraisals
- Schachter and Singer's theory highlights the relation between emotions and situation appraisals.
- Appraisals affect emotional perception; emotions also modify how situations are appraised.
Differences in Emotional Interpretation
- Smith and Ellsworth (1985) found emotions such as fear and anger yield different interpretations of events.
- Anger conveys certainty about situations, while fear implicates uncertainty and risk.
Decision-Making Influences
- Lerner and Keltner (2001) study showed that fear decreases risk-taking, while anger encourages it due to differential perception of certainty in the environment.
Cognitive Processing in Perception
- Existing knowledge shapes the interpretation of stimuli; people go beyond presented information based on prior understanding.
- Cognitive psychologists study how knowledge structures influence perception and response to stimuli.
Social Cognitive Considerations
- Social cognition examines how individuals interpret and understand social stimuli differently from general cognitive processing.
- Social judgments incorporate subjective elements (e.g., trustworthiness) alongside physical characteristics.
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This quiz explores the complexities of how interview participants recount their experiences and the impact of retrospective interpretation on those experiences. It delves into the need to separate experience from appraisal for a clearer understanding of personal narratives in interviews.
