Hindsight Bias Research Paper

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Shereese Dave February 20, 2011 Introduction to Social Psychology Social Psychology Term Paper Topic 1: Hindsight bias: I have a family member that played football. He would always doubt his team would win the game. When they won he said he knew they would win the game. When they lost he said he knew they would lose the game. When they won he explained advantages they had over the other team. When they lost he explained disadvantages there team had. I believe that this is a good example of hindsight bias. He went into playing the game with excuses and after the game he knew it all along whether they would win or lose. Expert interview: She has experienced hind sight bias. She has done it her self in school and witnessed it while growing up. Her and her friends would cram for test. They were sure they were going to fail. Her roommate knew who was going to pass…show more content…
She feels uncomfortable around people she does not know. Instead of attending event more often and trying to get over her shyness, she stopped attending events because it something she can not change. This is an example of learned helplessness. There were thing that she could have done to try and get over her shyness, but she chose to give in to it. Expert interview: She believes is shyness is her major problem in life then she is lucky. Shyness is a personal defect that can easily to get over. When a person is shy they tend to avoid talking or interacting with people as much as possible. This is to avoid embarrassment or saying something that others may not like. She could practice talking to people. She could also work on building her confidence. Non-expert: She does not know how someone can get over their shyness. She believes it is something hard to overcome. She does not believe you can change something that is a part of her personality. Topic 7: Self- serving
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