This week, we learned about potential sources of error in Social Cognition. Some

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This week, we learned about potential sources of error in Social Cognition. Some of these sources of error include the negativity bias, optimistic bias, overconfidence barrier, planning fallacy, counterfactual thinking, thought suppression, and magical thinking. What type of errors in cognition are being used in the following examples?

1. When Susan shops at a second hand store, she wants to avoid purchasing items that have been previously worn by someone that has mental illness.

2. When Ryan is told to not think about his former girlfriend, he cannot help but think about her even more than before.

3. When cooking a big meal, Erin always underestimates how long it will take to cook each item.

4. When asked about the students in her class, Professor Taylor always talks about the ones that come in late and leave early

5. Although, Edward smokes cigarettes, he believes he is less likely than other smokers to develop lung cancer

Explanation / Answer

1). Magical thinking.

2). Thought suppression.

3). Planning fallacy.

4). Negativity bias.

5). Optimistic bias.

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