Lecture 1 Experiments

Open

  • missing counterfactuals
  • flawed study(ies) - find the error/flaw
    • correlation vs causality flaw

MC

  • internal/external validity
  • correlation vs causality
  • flawed study - find the error
  • reliability & validity

Lecture 2 Attitudes

Open

  • components of attitudes
  • conditioning + example
    • change of behavior of employees
  • bike ride example, but different
    • reinforcement/punishment
  • persuasion

MC

  • explicit vs implicit attitudes
  • attitude behavior gap
  • persuasion immunity
  • attitude accessibility
  • reactance theory
  • conditioning
    • best guess: operant (skinner)

Lecture 3 Memory

Open

  • memory organization
  • working memory
  • levels of processing
  • improving memory performance
  • forgetting
  • remembering personal experiences
  • cognitive memory biases

MC

  • components of memory organization
  • components of working memory
  • word-length effect
  • memory decay over time
  • components of forgetting
  • memory consolidation
  • components of remembering personal experiences
  • overconfidence
  • source monitoring