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Motivational Bias
Motivational bias is the cognitive tendency to hold onto incorrect intuitive beliefs simply because it is emotionally pleasing or comforting if they were true. People maintain these incorrect beliefs, often despite a lack of empirical evidence, because the beliefs provide hope or foster positive feelings about themselves.
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Research Methods in Psychology - 4th American Edition @ KPU
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In the context of research methods, which of the following best defines intuition as a method of knowing?
A student who accepts a psychological claim as true simply because it 'feels right' or aligns with their gut instinct, without examining any objective research data, is relying on intuition as a method of knowing.
A psychology student is investigating the claim that 'smiling can reduce stress.' Arrange the following steps to show how the student would move from an initial intuitive belief to a more critical evaluation of this claim.
A psychology student is reflecting on their thought processes while designing a study. Analyze the following scenarios and match each student's internal statement with the specific aspect of intuition it demonstrates.
Based on the concept of intuition as a method of knowing, what is the primary reason researchers must critically evaluate subjective knowledge before fully trusting it?
In psychological research, when a person accepts a claim as true because it inherently 'feels right' without considering objective data, they are failing to perform the critical _____ necessary to determine if that subjective knowledge should be trusted.
The method of knowing in which individuals rely on their instincts, emotions, and gut feelings to guide their understanding rather than examining objective facts or applying rational logic is called _____.
A clinical psychology student decides to use a new therapy technique with a client because they have a strong gut feeling that it will work, without reviewing any clinical trial data or checking if the technique has been empirically tested. In this scenario, the student is using intuition as their method of knowing.
Analyze how different cognitive behaviors relate to the components of intuition as a method of knowing. Match each description of a researcher's mental process with the corresponding aspect of intuition it represents.
A researcher wants to evaluate a subjective claim that a peer is lying in their study. Order the steps of the process to show how the researcher moves from initial intuitive belief to systematic evaluation.
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Which of the following best defines the concept of folk psychology?
Because folk psychology is derived from the shared, everyday experiences and common sense of many people, it can generally be relied upon as an accurate substitute for formal scientific research when explaining human behavior.
Psychologists distinguish between everyday beliefs and scientific evidence. Match each popular claim about human behavior with the reason it is categorized as 'folk psychology' rather than a scientific fact.
Arrange the logical steps a researcher follows when analyzing the validity of a folk psychology claim, beginning with the initial commonsense belief and ending with a scientific conclusion.
Suppose you are tasked with generating a hypothetical explanation for why many people believe that 'opposites attract' in romantic relationships. Which of the following statements best synthesizes a 'folk psychology' approach to this behavior?
Match each term to the statement that best describes its role in understanding folk psychology and scientific psychology.
When evaluating the credibility of behavioral claims, researchers must judge the intuitive notions of _____ psychology as an inadequate foundation for science because these beliefs are frequently contradicted by empirical evidence.
A clinical psychologist wants to design an anger management program. Instead of using evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapies, they decide to base their program entirely on the popular, commonsense idea of catharsis (letting anger out by punching a pillow), which is an intuitive belief about human behavior. In choosing to rely on this intuitive commonsense notion rather than conducting or reviewing formal scientific research, the psychologist is operating under folk psychology.
To understand the limitations of everyday beliefs, a researcher analyzes popular myths like the learning styles myth or the low self-esteem myth. By contrasting these widespread beliefs with empirical findings that prove them incorrect, the researcher demonstrates that _____ psychology, while occasionally accurate, requires a formal scientific approach to verify its claims.
Order the steps of evaluating a folk psychology claim using the scientific method, from the initial identification of the belief to the final scientific judgment.
Define 'folk psychology' and explain why scientific research makes a formal scientific approach to psychology necessary instead of relying purely on commonsense beliefs.
In the context of psychological science, diagnose the type of beliefs the counselor is relying on. Comprehending the limitations of these beliefs, explain why the counselor's decision to bypass formal scientific research is problematic.
A friend argues that since we all experience human thoughts and feelings, our personal intuition is sufficient for understanding psychology, making research methods obsolete. Apply the concept of folk psychology to explain the flaw in your friend's argument in two to three sentences.
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In the context of evaluating claims, which of the following best defines a motivational bias?
True or False: An individual is exhibiting motivational bias if they continue to hold onto an intuitive belief because it provides them with emotional comfort or hope, even when that belief is not supported by empirical evidence.
A psychologist believes that 'venting' anger is healthy because the idea of 'catharsis' is intuitively appealing and provides her with a sense of professional hope. She maintains this stance even after reviewing several meta-analyses showing that venting actually increases aggression. Match each part of this scenario to the corresponding element of motivational bias.
In the study of psychology research methods, it is important to understand why individuals may reject scientific data. Arrange the following steps to analyze the process by which a motivational bias leads an individual to maintain an incorrect belief despite contradictory evidence.
In the context of psychological research methods, what is the primary reason an individual might exhibit a motivational bias when holding onto an intuitive belief?
Match each core element of a motivational bias to the role it plays in an individual's evaluation of psychological information.
In a critical evaluation of research integrity, a scientist is found to have maintained a belief despite a lack of empirical support because the belief provided a sense of emotional comfort and hope. This specific flaw in the scientist's judgment of the truth is known as _____ bias.
A clinical researcher continues to advocate for a specific memory-retrieval technique because the idea that patients can fully recover lost memories is comforting and gives them hope, even though multiple well-controlled studies show no empirical support for the technique's efficacy. True or False: The researcher's behavior is an example of motivational bias.
An investigator analyzing scientific skepticism notices that some individuals reject empirical data in favor of comforting, intuitive beliefs because these beliefs foster positive feelings about themselves. To understand why individuals reject scientific data in these cases, the investigator analyzes this behavior as an instance of _____ bias.
Arrange the following steps in the correct order to evaluate whether a researcher is exhibiting a motivational bias towards a favored hypothesis rather than adhering to scientific standards.