Directions for Social Cognition Bias Worksheet assignment (6) (5) (2)

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Assignment: Cognitive Fallacies and Social Biases 50 Points, 10 points per bias We go through our lives believing we see people and the world for how they truly are, but research has shown us that there are serious errors in how we think about and process information. The book, You Are Not So Smart , describes 48 of these thought biases/fallacies. You are to select one from the following: The Dunning-Kruger Effect (78); The Argument from Ignorance (97); The Straw Man Fallacy (100); Cult Indoctrination (124); Groupthink (127) and use the Social Cognition Bias worksheet to complete this assignment. You pick four of your own from the book, but you CANNOT select any of the following: Confirmation Bias, Hindsight Bias, Availability Heuristic, Bystander Effect, Just World Fallacy, Self-Serving Bias, The Misinformation Effect, Conformity, he Anchoring Effect, Self-fulfilling Prophecies, The Representativeness Heuristic, or the Fundamental Attribution Error. If you notice, below is an outline on how ideas should be expressed. You tell me what you are going to tell me about, give me an example of what you are explaining and then tell me how your example supports the concept. Keep that in mind when answering other questions throughout college. Now, remember: IMPORTANT: minimally answering the questions (1-2 sentence explanation of the bias) is C level work. I expect A/B answers to go above “just answering the question and moving on.” The examples I am providing below does not necessarily indicate A/B level work. 1. Bias (page #): Name it (page number from text) 2. For all except the AI generated explanation: Explain: Do not copy from the book, but google a number of definitions until you feel confident you know what it is and then put it in your own words. IF YOU PLAGIARIZE A DEFINITION YOU WILL FAIL THIS ASSIGNMENT. I CAN EASILY CHECK BY GOOGLING YOUR DEFINITION. ONLY CHANGING A COUPLE OF WORDS IN A DEFINITION IS STILL PLAGIARISM. Best advice: think of how you would explain the bias to your smart grandmother who really doesn’t know a lot about Psychology/Biases. That is what I am looking for in your answer. 3. Example provided in the text (if there are multiple examples provided you only need to summarize ONE). Make sure you explain why it fits the fallacy. 4. Example of when you have witnessed this either in yourself or someone else: This needs to be a real example, with enough detail that makes it specific enough to identify as something that has happened. For example, in confirmation bias, which is constantly seeking, attending to, and remembering information that fits your already existing belief. 5. How does your example show this bias: Directly relate your bias to the definition to illustrate you have a clear understanding of the application and use of this bias. 6. What can you do to combat the personal use of this bias? Explain how you can change your behavior so you will not fall victim to this fallacy/bias.

Example: Bias 1 1. Bias (page #): The bias I selected is Just World Fallacy found on page 107. 2. Explain (This is NOT AI generated, but my own voice to help you get a feel for “depth”) The Just World Hypothesis is a social cognitive bias often used to protect our self-image. It is the belief that the world is fair and bad things only happen to bad people. For example, the biased belief that someone who gets cirrhosis of the liver deserved it because they should not have been an alcoholic. This protects the self-image because if YOU are not an alcoholic then that bad thing will not happen to you, because you are a good person. Bottom line, bad things happen to bad people, not to good people like me. 3. Example provided in text. A woman who was dressed provocatively and drinking alcohol was raped. If she wouldn’t have been dressed like that she would not have been raped. 4. Example of when you have witnessed this either in yourself or someone else. Rayshard Brooks was intoxicated and passed out in a fast food drive through. Cops were called, scuffled with him, he took a taser and ran while firing the taser on the police. The officer then shot him in the back and killed him. If he had not tried to run he would not have been killed. 5. How does your example show this bias: Brooks was the victim and although his actions showed resistance, he was not responsible for being shot in the back. The only one responsible for that is the person that pulled the trigger. After he was killed, many people and news sources spoke about him resisting, how he put the police in imminent danger by pointing the taser, how he was fleeing, etc. Although those things should not be condoned, he was a victim of being shot and is not responsible for his own death. 6. What can you do to combat the personal use of this bias? Blaming the victim of crimes for the crime has to stop. I need to actively process the information I read or hear about. When I read about a crime, instead of asking what the victim could have done to avoid the crime, I will turn my focus to the perpetrator and put full responsibility on the one that actually committed the infraction or act. I can ask myself, who would be on trial for this incident, the person shot or the person pulling the trigger and that can help me remember where the ultimate responsibility lies. Side note: other areas we tend to see Just World Hypothesis: rape victims (what they wore, how much they drank), HIV illnesses (sharing needles, homosexuality itself), homeless (they are lazy), etc. Remember, the answers above are not necessarily reflective of A/B level work.

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