Motivations & Biases

7 important questions on Motivations & Biases

How do you call the way of reasoning that explains people use biased information search and assimilation?

Confirmation bias

How do you call biases that explain that people use information to confirm their beliefs?

Motivational biases

How do you call the bias that explains that people taking responsibility for succes but use external factors for failure?

Self-serving bias
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How do you call the effect that explains that people are motivated to reduce discomfort and thus change behaviour, change cognition and justify behaviour?

Cognitive disonance

How do you call the effect that explains that people use information that is supporting their belief more often then information that does not support their belief?

Belief confirmation

How do you call the behaviour that tells that when peers all are giving the wrong answer you also give a wrong answer despite you are sure of the right answer?

Conformity

How do you call the bias that explains that people within an group are perceived more positive then those who are not?

In-group bias

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