Psychology

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The Conjunction Fallacy

The Conjunction Fallacy      Humans are required to make thousands of decisions every day. To do this, people often use mental shortcuts called heuristics. These mental shortcuts often work well but can sometimes ignore logic and probability. When a person believes a specific condition is more probable than a...

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Examining Concepts of Normality and Abnormality

  Examining Concepts of Normality and Abnormality       It is hard to define what “normal” is in a world where everyone is unique and different.  When there is no set definition of normal it is difficult to make a definition for abnormal.  In fact,  psychologists cannot all agree...