Title: Common Sense Quiz Author: acp103 Last modified by: acp103 Created Date: 8/23/2004 5:00:00 PM Company: Penn State University Other titles: Common Sense Quiz Common sense, defined as "sound judgment derived from experience rather than study," is one of the most revered qualities in America.
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One particular bias that common sense has against psychology is the problem of hindsight bias.
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This is a tendency to be wise after the event and can be very difficult to eliminate.
Scientific evidence refutes each of the common sense claims listed above.The failure of common sense can be seen in areas other than just psychology.
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Jamie Hale, MS., is a researcher specializing in eating behavior, cognitive science (various aspects) and scientific reasoning.
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Or, at least some prominent figures think so. Popular radio talk show host Dennis Prager says, “Use your common sense.
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Whenever you hear the words ‘studies show’ — outside of the natural sciences — and you find that these studies show the opposite of what common sense suggests, be very skeptical.
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He is a member of the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame (recognition of my strength and conditioning work with martial artists), college instructor, learning / memory consultant and board member of Kentucky Council Against Health Fraud.Psych Central does not provide medical or psychological advice, diagnosis or treatment. 0000006188 00000 n /Prev 56031 /Metadata 27 0 R /Length 289 It is also a result of some pervasive and extremely stupid logical fallacies that have become embedded in the human brain over generations, for one reason or another,” says Albert Einstein (Shakespeare, 2009)Indeed, because when empirically tested common sense often fails the test, it becomes common nonsense.Shakespeare, G. (2009). v _� S % l /H [ 630 363 ] 0000000993 00000 n endobj
In 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, psychologist Scott Lilienfeld and colleagues discuss several widely held commonsense beliefs about human behaviour that scientific research has shown to be incorrect (Lilienfeld, Lynn, Ruscio, & Beyerstein, 2010) [3].Here is a short list: “People use only 10% of their brain power.” “Most people experience a midlife crisis in their 40’s or 50’s.” We now recognize the above-mentioned statements — yesterday’s common sense — as nonsense (Stanovich, 2007).“[C]ommon sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by the age of 18. 29 0 obj +��-z��5mU�,â�OO��'�N�d�(Z������9���2[����c��;2˘Cc^K��������ܸ��c9�($�,�A�OB$5��LI�ؤ�V����F�?
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