Pessimistic bias, Describe a time when you experienced a

Pessimistic bias

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Pessimistic Bias

Follow the instructions below to complete your journal entry for this week:

Describe a time when you experienced a pessimistic bias for a positive event and describe a time when you experienced a pessimistic bias for a negative event. Then explain how you believe your mood at the time played a role in each situation.

Learning Resources

Please read and view (where applicable) the following Learning Resources before you complete this week's assignments.

Readings

Article: Chang, C. C., Sanna, L. J., & Asakawa, K. (2001). Cultural variations in optimistic and pessimistic bias: Do Easterners really expect the worst and Westerners really expect the best when predicting future life events? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81(3), 476-491.
Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.
Article: Heine, S. J., Lehman, D. R. (1995). Cultural variation in unrealistic optimism: Does the West feel more invulnerable than the East? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(4), 595-607.
Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.
Article: Hill, C., Memon, A., & McGeorge, P. (2008). The role of confirmation bias in suspect interviews: A systematic evaluation. Legal & Criminological Perspective, 13(2), 357-371.
Use Psych Info Database, and search using the article's title.
Article: Kerschreiter, R., Hadt, S., Mojzisch, A. & Frey, D. (2008). Biased information search in homogenous groups: Confidence as a moderator for the effect of anticipated task requirements. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(15), 679-697.
Use the Psych Info Database, and research using the article's title.
Article: Byrnes, K. (n.d.). Facts and fictions of Al Gore's 'An Inconvenent Truth.' Retrieved July 29, 2009, from https://www.globalwarminghoax.com/news.php?extend.11

Web Sites

An Inconvenient Truthhttps://www.takepart.com/an-inconvenient-truth

View the film trailer and photographs in preparation for comparing arguments for and against global warming.

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