PSYC2020 in-class experiments

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Hindsight bias
1. Takeaways:
  1. We think we knew the answer all along even when we didn't/don't.
Why do people cheat?
1. Video: Comfortable cheating
2. How we study cheating
  1. Video: The Matrix Experiment
  2. Video: The Corruption Experiment
3. Takeaways:
  1. You can study unethical behavior in the lab
  2. There are some fascinating findings in behavioral ethics social psychology studies.
Who cheats more?
1. Video: Who Cheats More: Bankers or Politicians?
  1. Takeaways:
    1. We all cheat
    2. We all cheat about the same
Cheating behaviors (you versus average HKU student)
1. Video: The Fudge Factor
2. Takeaways:
  1. We lie and yet still think of ourselves as good honest people
  2. Justifying own unethical behavior
Experiment: Employee versus manager manipulation
1. Unethical judgments depend on context/perspective and individual differences
2. You need to understand the social context
Morality in every day life
1. Fundamental attribution error bias
Morality of self-driving car
1. Takeaways:
  1. Understanding morality is very important for everyday life, in everything we do
  2. We make moral decisions all the time, even when not realizing it
  3. A good example, is when faced with having to articulate decision for a machine, very uncomfortable and confusing
  4. Website: Moral machines project