Psych 104 - COGNITIVE ILLUSIONS: UNDERSTANDING DISTORTIONS IN PERCEIVING, REMEMBERING AND THINKING

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

Cognitive processes (such as perceiving, attending, remembering, judging, and predicting) are critical for keeping us in touch with our environments and for deciding what actions we take. Although these processes usually are accurate, they also are subject to error. Cognitive illusions are the systematic errors people make in perceiving the world, remembering events from the past, and thinking and reasoning about the future. This course explores these cognitive distortions, what they tell us about how the mind works, and practical challenges they pose. For example, if a witness cannot accurately remember the face of an individual who committed a crime, an innocent person might be convicted. If a pilot is subject to perceptual distortions while flying, an accident may result.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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