module week 3

Question 1

what is the fundamental attribution error?

Answer 1

• focus on the role of personal causes and underestimate the impact of situations. personality/disposition.
  -bias arises because very little is known about others situation therefore we focus on personality factors

Question 2

what is self defence bias?

Answer 2

-the tendency to blame victim to reduce personal anxiety.
- means we decrease the fear of us or our community doing the wrong thing.
- blame others for believing certain things when we don’t.

Question 3

what is group think?

Answer 3

• come to a conclusion without Thinking of consequences
  -desire to confirm to other people.

Question 4

what is the mere exposure effect?

Answer 4

• the more you are exposed to something the more you have preference for it
• feeling like you belong you will have a higher preference

Question 5

define in-group

Answer 5

• individuals feel they belong, and psychologically identify with it.
• groups can be formed by gender nationality, race, spirituality
• ## in group = favour people similar to us and who exist in similar groups to us

Question 6

define out group

Answer 6

• where individuals do not feel they belong or identify with
  -feel outside of and can lead to rejection
  leads to greater conflict