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Social and Attribution Biases

Biases shaping how we read other people's behavior, whether we attribute their actions to character or circumstance, and how groups and social impressions color our perceptions.

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Biases: 4
Examples: 20
Quiz questions: 20
Tips: 20

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4 biases

Bandwagon Effect

تأثير القطيع Going along with the opinion or behavior of the majority simply because it is the majority — not because the argument is sound. Easy 42

Impression Management

إدارة الانطباع Members Shaping decisions and behavior primarily around the impression they will create in other people's eyes. Medium

Actor-Observer Bias

انحياز الفاعل-المراقب Members The tendency to chalk up other people's actions to their character while explaining away our own behavior as a product of circumstances. Medium 2

Halo Effect

أثر الهالة Members The tendency for a general impression of someone to color our judgments about their specific traits. Easy

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