In order to deal with this complexity, we try to understand other people’s behavior. We often make use of a range of shortcuts and biases.

In this assignment, you will examine some of these attributional explanations and biases in action. Describe and define the bias or attributional process being illustrated.

Use your own words when explaining why this is an example of the concept you describe.

Select two articles for this paper.

NOTE: The two articles should not demonstrate the same bias or attributional process. Possible biases and attributional strategies to look for:

1. Accessibility heuristic
2. Counterfactual thinking
3. Representativeness heuristic i. Under-using baserate information
4. Explaining the behavior of others using correspondent inference theory i. Role of noncommeneffects
5. Fundamental attribution error
6. Actor/observer change
7. Self-serving attributions
8. Distrustful attributions
9. Improbable optimism
10. Belief in a just world

Assignment Requirements:
Collect two articles (I do not want Wikipedia or other websites that are not an example of what is being discussed in Chapter 3 or 4).
Your paper will be four pages in length and you are to follow APA style and have a cover, abstract and reference pages, which are not part of the four pages.
Every paper should be double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, and 12-point Times Roman font.
Note: Cover, abstract and reference pages DO NOT count toward your four page paper.