Scientific Attitudes
what are the three approaches in scientific attitudes?
Curiosity
Scepticism
humility
Hindsight Bias
Overconfidence
Perceiving patterns in random events
psychology
Whats a healthy balance of scepticism?
You are not cynical but also not gullible
Definition of overconfidence?
The tendency to be more confident then correct. To overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgements.
Science
Uses research and interpretation of data to separate uninformed opinions from examined conclusions.
What attitude is shown when a scientist questions claims and critically evaluates evidence to ensure accuracy?
scepticism
Neurospsychology
study of brain behaviour relationships
A scientist exhibits this attitude by showing interest in an object or event, asking questions, and seeking answers
curiosity
What emphasizes basing conclusions on evidence and logical reasoning rather than on guess work/ opinion?
Critical thinking
study of mental disorders
What is the main purpose of the 3 main core attitudes?
To ensure scientists explore new ideas, evaluate evidence and remain open to new understanding.
Definition of Critical thinking
Give one thing it supports with its answer.
Thinking that does not automatically accept arguments and conclusions. Rather it examines assumptions and evaluated evidence and assesses conclusions.
Cognitive psychology
study of mental processes