Terror is an emotion ✈️
> intro to psych | terms to know
fallacy | Reasoning that leads to a conclusion where there's no evidence to support it. Fallacies often at first seem plausible.
- example "It rained a lot this time last year, so no doubt it will rain today." 🌧️
illusion | Misperception of the factual world. We don't experience the world as it is. We experience it as our minds think it is.
- example "The trees at night are scary monsters with crooked branches for arms." 🌳
delusion | Firm belief in something that's not true. Relies on a distorted interpretation of reality. Delusional jealousy and conspiracy theories fall under this definition.
- example "I believe the U.S. government secretly carried out the Sept. 11 hijackings."
thinking error | Cognitive distortions that can skew one's perception of reality. An example would be interpreting mild misfortune as evidence of a coming cataclysm.
- example "He hasn't called after our date two nights ago. I should just delete his number from my phone."
cognitive bias | Systematic error in thinking that quietly influences our judgments and decisions largely without our conscious awareness. Our minds are wired to take shortcuts for tackling decisions quickly. But cognitive biases and errors can creep in and distort our perception of reality.
- example You only click on search results that tell you the vacation you want is affordable.
heuristics | Simplifications or mental shortcuts that enable people to make fast decisions. Accuracy is sacrificed for speed. Heuristics can lure us away from our own desired outcomes.
- example Making decisions based on how easy it is to bring something familiar to mind.
- next time "We want to feel part of what feels popular."
- listening Nina Simone "Strange Fruit"
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