Chapter 6B Revision - Psych

Define 'cognitive dissonance'.

The psychological tension that occurs when our thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviours do not align with one another.

Define 'cognitive bias'.

Unconscious, systematic tendencies to interpret info in a way that is neither rational nor based on objective reality.

Define 'Confirmation bias'.

The tendency to search for and accept info that supports our prior beliefs or behaviours and ignore contradictory info.

Define 'Actor-observer bias'.

The tendency to attribute our own actions to external factors and situational causes while attributing other people's actions to internal factors.

Define 'self-serving bias'.

The tendency to attribute positive success to our internal character and actions and attribute our failures to external factors or situational causes.