Identify and Describe Three Attributional Biases and Provide Illustrative Examples

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Essay

Identify and describe three attributional biases and provide illustrative examples for each. Briefly explain how your knowledge of these biases might improve your ability to think critically and more accurately about your own behavior and that of others.

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Definitions:

Credit Evaluations

Assessments conducted to determine the creditworthiness of individuals or entities, analyzing their ability to repay debts based on past and current financial activity.

Lending Decisions

The process undertaken by financial institutions to assess the creditworthiness of potential borrowers and decide whether to extend credit.

Long-term Borrowing

Debt obtained by a company with repayment terms extending beyond one year, used to finance the company's long-term investments and operations.

Debt Ratio

The debt ratio is a financial metric that compares a company's total liabilities to its total assets, indicating the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by debt.