Common Biases of Self-Perception
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Subject Code: MGMT20001 | Subject Name: Organisational Behaviour | Student ID Number: 562915 | Student Name: Yong Sook Mun | Tutorial Day/Time: Wed, 12-1pm | Tutor Name: Jaci Maddern | Assignment Name or Number: Individual Assignment | Due Date: 13 August 2012 |
Introduction
There are people who tend to prejudice against or in favor of a certain thing, individual, or group compared with another. This basically defines biasness and it is usually considered to be an unfair thought. Individuals not only act in a bias way towards people around them but also towards themselves without realizing it. This leads to the issue of biases in self-perception. Self-perception is defined as how an individual’s performance and controlling elements respond in a different way with his ability (Mead, 1934; Ryle, 1949; Skinner, 1957, as cited in Bem, 1967).
Common biases of self-perception
There are quite a few biases that are discussed in Yammarino and Atwater (1997) and Dunning et al. (2003). The double curse, undue modesty, underestimation and overestimation are biases of self-perception, just to name a few. In these two case studies, the common biases would be underestimation and overestimation.
Recent research suggests that people are not good at distinguishing the boundaries of their expertise and knowledge. Therefore, in many situations, people do not realize their incompetence. When individuals lack knowledge, they momentously overestimate their expertise and talent, thinking they are doing just fine when in fact they are doing rather poorly (Dunning et al., 2003). This explains that overestimation happens when an individual overrate their abilities and skills.
When an individual rates himself lesser than how others rate upon him, it is called underestimation. This often occurs when the individual is not aware of his or her strengths or is being overly humble (Yammarino & Atwater, 1997).
Problems such biases
Subject Code: MGMT20001 | Subject Name: Organisational Behaviour | Student ID Number: 562915 | Student Name: Yong Sook Mun | Tutorial Day/Time: Wed, 12-1pm | Tutor Name: Jaci Maddern | Assignment Name or Number: Individual Assignment | Due Date: 13 August 2012 |
Introduction
There are people who tend to prejudice against or in favor of a certain thing, individual, or group compared with another. This basically defines biasness and it is usually considered to be an unfair thought. Individuals not only act in a bias way towards people around them but also towards themselves without realizing it. This leads to the issue of biases in self-perception. Self-perception is defined as how an individual’s performance and controlling elements respond in a different way with his ability (Mead, 1934; Ryle, 1949; Skinner, 1957, as cited in Bem, 1967).
Common biases of self-perception
There are quite a few biases that are discussed in Yammarino and Atwater (1997) and Dunning et al. (2003). The double curse, undue modesty, underestimation and overestimation are biases of self-perception, just to name a few. In these two case studies, the common biases would be underestimation and overestimation.
Recent research suggests that people are not good at distinguishing the boundaries of their expertise and knowledge. Therefore, in many situations, people do not realize their incompetence. When individuals lack knowledge, they momentously overestimate their expertise and talent, thinking they are doing just fine when in fact they are doing rather poorly (Dunning et al., 2003). This explains that overestimation happens when an individual overrate their abilities and skills.
When an individual rates himself lesser than how others rate upon him, it is called underestimation. This often occurs when the individual is not aware of his or her strengths or is being overly humble (Yammarino & Atwater, 1997).
Problems such biases