Response Paper 2 1. How would you explain the similarities and differences between fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias to someone who was not familiar with the two concepts? Fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias are similar in that they both are errors made using perception. Fundamental attribution error deals with wrongly explaining a behavior based on some factors that are internal. It can also be explained as over exaggerating a reason behind a person’s behavior or
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Maquella Kuhlmann Ms. Schlosser Aeneid Literary Analysis; Argumentative 01 Dec. 2015 Self-Serving Bias The textbook definition of self-serving bias (www.psychologytoday.com) is when people tend to attribute positive events to their own character‚ but they attribute negative events to external factors‚ so quite literally‚ self-serving bias is making oneself look good and blaming other factors. In Book 2 of the Aeneid‚ Virgil recounts the Battle of Troy from the Roman perspective while in Books
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whilst situational factors deal with the external causes of behaviour which can include the social setting and environment. Two common errors of attribution are the Fundamental attribution error (FAE) and Self-serving bias (SSB). Fundamental attribution error is a term used to refer to a bias to attribute other people’s behaviour to internal causes rather than external circumstances. If people behave kindly towards us with a warm gesture we immediately assume and conclude that they have a kind personality
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Social Perception * Intro * We form impression spontaneously because people are unpredictable * People are active- you want to know why someone did that * When you interact with someone you are affecting their behavior * What information do you use when forming an impression of a person? * We use demographic (age‚ ethnicity‚ etc.) * We use these quite often because they are obvious * You get a third person input * Continuum Model
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Self-Serving Bias July 20‚ 2013 ENG223 Normally people attribute positive occurrences to some internal factors or as a result of their actions while negative things are associated with external factors. According to Wood‚ people are somehow blind in perception of negative things that affect their lives. I have successfully‚ determined the existence of self-serving bias through a friends behavior and my own actions. In both cases‚ it is intrinsically hard to associate
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The team was charged with rapid software development. After an embarrassing two-year debacle with a now-bankrupt software company incapable of delivering‚ My company engaged a loosely knit group of retired computer information science professors to undertake an intricate systems rewrite in seven months. Coupled with the talent and experience of the developers was my expertise of the business and significant support from senior management. Unfortunately‚ one of the team was a considerable hindrance
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perspectives – bias and self interest "More than anything‚ conflicting perspectives are the result of bias and self-interest" When it comes to literature‚ conflicting perspectives are often woven artfully through the fabric of the text. The Shakespearean tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’ and Rob Sitch’s film ‘The Castle’ are two such pieces of literature that examine a range of conflicting perspectives. Humans are innately biased and self-interested‚ and it is our inability to separate a situation from bias and self-interest
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In my very first lecture in C&E‚ I learned about the ingroup/outgroup bias that all humans experience. It was explained to me that all humans have a pre-conscious bias to classify other people into either an in-group‚ where they are accepted‚ or an out-group‚ where they aren’t. One of the most prevalent issues we humans classify other humans into either an in-group or out-group is based on race‚ simply because it is the most immediately recognizable trait of a person. One can’t look at a person and
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unchecked and start to act as though it were true. Confirmation bias occurs from the direct influence of desire on beliefs. When people would like a certain idea/concept to be true‚ they end up believing it to be true. They are motivated by wishful thinking. This error leads the individual to stop gathering information when the evidence gathered so far confirms the views (prejudices) one would like to
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the straight facts. For years we’ve been oblivious to the effects media has on us. Rather it’s the internet‚ newspapers or television you use to keep up with the day to day current events of what’s going on in the country or around the world. Media bias is present in every piece of media the news‚ and our favorite TV shows but we see it or not. Media is the typical person’s source of information. Unsurprisingly‚ you have to be very careful in which outlets you use to keep up with what’s going on
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