Chapter 6B

Question 1

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Answer 1

psychological tention that occurs when thoughts, feelings, behaviours dont align with eachother.

Question 2

reducing/avoiding cognitive dissonance?

Answer 2

-changing thought to align with behaviour
-changing behaviour to align with thoughts

Question 3

COGNITIVE BIASES

Answer 3

unconscious, systematic tendencies to interpret info in a way that is neither rational nor based on objective reality.

Question 4

different types of cognitive biases:

Answer 4

confirmation bias, halo effect, false-consensus bias, self-serving bias, actor-observer bias

Question 5

Confirmation bias

Answer 5

search for info that supports belief or behaviour and ignore contradicting behaviour

Question 6

Actor-Observer bias

Answer 6

blaming others or external factors instead of own behaviour-attribute own actions to external factors and situational causes while attributing other peoples actions to internal factors.

Question 7

self-serving bias

Answer 7

good=own fault, bad=other fault. attribute positive success to internal character and actions, attribute failures to external factors or situational causes

Question 8

False-Consensus bias

Answer 8

same thought process as me. overestimate the degree to which other people share the same ideas and attitudes we do

Question 9

Halo effect

Answer 9

tendency for the impression we form about one quality of a person to influence our overall beliefs about the person in other respects.