Psych 101 Mid-Term 3

Front 1

Cognitive Confirmation Bias

Back 1

Cognitive Fatigue: Observer becomes less attentative and critical of subsequent info (after forming their opinions via primacy effect)

Contamination: Same hting as above kind of, once impression begins to form, the impression colors the interpretation of later inconsistent info.

Front 2

Behavioral Confirmation Bias

Back 2

Once an impression begins to form, the observor acts in way to create data that enhance that impression

Self-fulfilling Prophecy:
Expectations influence behavior (think about teacher thing).

Front 3

Illusionary correlation

Back 3

Overestimate confirming instances, underestimate discomforming instances

Front 4

Fundamental Attribution Error

Back 4

We think people do stuff more because of hte kind of person they are, not the situational part of it

Front 5

Self Serving Bias

Back 5

Attribute own succes to personal factors. Attribute failor to situational factors.

Front 6

Self-effacing Bias

Back 6

Attributing success to assistance recieved from others or the characteristics of the situation. Downplays importance of own ability, attribute failure to own inadequate effort.