PSYC2020 in-class experiments

1. Hindsight bias
   1. Takeaways:
      1. We think we knew the answer all along even when we didn't/don't.
2. 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.
3. Who cheats more?
   1. Video: Who Cheats More: Bankers or Politicians?
      1. Takeaways:
         1. We all cheat
         2. We all cheat about the same
4. 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
5. Experiment: Employee versus manager manipulation
   1. Unethical judgments depend on context/perspective and individual differences
   2. You need to understand the social context
6. Morality in every day life
   1. Takeaways:
      1. Understanding morality is very important for everyday life, in everything we do
   2. Fundamental attribution error bias
7. 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

Resources:

• Book: The honest truth about dishonesty
• Movie: Honesty, the truth about lies
• Dan Ariely's TED talk: Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes)
• Dan Ariely's youtube videos

1. Cognitive illusions
   1. Akiyoshi Kitaoka
      1. Website
      2. Twitter account
   2. The McGurk Effect
2. Judgment and decision making cognitive biases
   1. Free money experiment
      1. Bias: Escalation of commitment
      2. Cooperation versus self-interest
   2. Heuristics: Availability Heuristic
   3. Heuristics: Representative Heuristic Bias
   4. Bias: The decoy effect
   5. Bias: Ease of Recall Bias
   6. Bias: Retrievability Bias
   7. Bias: Framing effects (Prospect Theory)
   8. Bias: Anchoring effect
   9. Bias: Action effect
   10. Theory: Norm Theory (Kahneman & Miller, 1986)

Resources:

1. Book: Predictably irrational by Dan Ariely
2. Book: Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman
3. Book: Judgment in managerial decision making by Max H. Bazerman
4. Course reading: Book chapter: Judgment and Decision Making