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Biases and Errors
After reading Chapter 5 and the articles on automaticity and the unconsciousness, consider some potential biases and errors in social interactions, such as, self-fulfilling prophecy, availability heuristic, representativeness heuristic, fundamental attribution error, actor-observer bias, etc.
· Define two social biases or errors.
· Then, discuss a personal example from your life that illustrates each.
· What role do you believe automaticity and unconsciousness may have played in the situation?
· How did the bias or error influence the outcome of the situation?
· Using academic resources sourced through the UoR Library, assess why these errors and biases occur and consider ways that they can be reduced.
Discuss is to be 750 words
Resources
Required Resources:
Feenstra, J. (2013). Social Psychology. San Diego: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-62178-578-1
· Chapter 3: Culture and Gender
· Chapter 4: Attitudes, Attributions, and Behavior
· Chapter 5: Making Judgments
SEE ATTACH FILES FOR ABOVE CHAPTERS
Baumeister, R. F., Masicampo, E. J., & Vohs, K. D. (2011). Do conscious thoughts cause behavior? Annual Review of Psychology, 62, 331. -Do conscious thoughts cause behavior.pdf (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.
Graham, S., & Weiner, B. (1996). Theories and principles of motivation. In D. C. Berliner & R. Calfee (Eds.), Handbook of educational psychology (pp. 63-84). New York: Macmillan. Retrieved from.
Lieberman, M. D. (2007). Social cognitive neuroscience: A review of core processes. People.hss.caltech.edu/~steve/lieberman.pdf
Miquelon, P., & Vallerand, R. J. (2008). Goal motives, well-being, and physical health: An integrated model. Canadian Psychology /Psychologie canadienne, 49(3), 241-460. (ProQuest Document ID: 1661864601).
Moors, A., & De Houwer, J. (2006). Automaticity: A theoretical and conceptual analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(2), 297-326. Retrieved from Proquest
National Science Foundation. (2002). An overview of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods.