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Your Roommate Is a Case Study in Faulty and Biased

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Your roommate is a case study in faulty and biased social thinking.You've just read Chapter 3, and you notice his inappropriate use of schemas and judgmental heuristics.How might you combat these troublesome tendencies?


Definitions:

Spotlight Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others notice and evaluate our appearance, performance, and mistakes.

Defensive Self-Esteem

A form of self-esteem that is fragile and primarily focused on defending oneself from criticism and failure.

Reciprocal Determinism

A theory in psychology proposed by Albert Bandura that posits an individual's behavior is both influenced by and influences their personal factors and the environment.

External Locus

A belief system where individuals perceive the outcomes of their actions as being controlled by external forces or fate rather than their own efforts.

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