Jump to conclusions using stereotypes(12)


Ultimate attribution error

Explains the negative behaviours of out-group(others) to personality defects and negative behaviours of the in-group(us) to external circumstances or chance.

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Stereotyping

General belief about a group of people - and expects that belief to be true of all individuals in the group.

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Moral credential effect

A previous 'good' behaviour will make it easier to do 'bad' behaviour.

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Just-world hypothesis

Belief that people will get what they deserve. Or Everything happens for a reason.

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Group attribution error

Belief that the characteristics of one person in a group must be there in all.

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Essentialism

Philosophical view that all things have a set of properties that are necessary to their identity.

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Functional fixedness

Cognitive bias that limits your imagination of how an object can be used to only its traditional use.

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Argument from fallacy

The idea that since an argument had a logical fallacy in it, it must be false.

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Authority bias

We believe that the views of an authority figure(Eg. God, Govt., Parent) is more accurate - and let it influence our options.

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Bandwagon effect

Tendency to follow the crowd. Adopting behaviours, practices, attitudes, beliefs only because others are doing it.

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Automation bias

Tendency to believe decisions from an automated decision making system have more accuracy. And even ignore contradictory information made without automation.

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Placebo effect

An inert pill can cure health issues if the patient believes that it will.

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