Question Your Assumptions: Think Scientifically

You're making terrible decisions every day and calling it common sense. That slot machine

isn't "due" for a win, that's the gambler's fallacy. You assume quiet

people are shy when they're just tired. You stereotype your classmate as a math genius because of

their ethnicity, completely ignoring who they actually are. This is commonsense

psychology, and it's wildly inaccurate. Real science uses systematic observation,

measurement, and experimentation to understand behavior. It's self-correcting, testable,

and based on evidence, not gut feelings. The scientific method exists because our intuitions constantly

mislead us. Next time you're absolutely certain about why someone acted a certain