Social Perceptions and Bias
Within any organization there is a dual cognitive and emotional role in making decisions. In the 21st century global environment, this role is accentuated and allows far less time than ever before. Typically, decision making is the result of stimuli, then choosing from alternatives based on past and current knowledge, then making a final choice of an action or group of action. One way of looking at the decision making process is that it is ingrained within the human psychological perspective, which makes it both unique and complex for the individual or organization involved. Researchers Seo and Barrett (2007) present a theory that contrary to the popular belief that emotions (feelings) are dysfunctional in decision making, in fact, research shows that individuals who are able to identify and distinguish among feelings have a greater chance of making successful and discreet decisions by looking critically at their own internal bias and finding a more productive outcome and cooperative venture between pure logic and pure emotion.
While it is true that affective influence and reactivity are distinct individual characteristics, the research shows that emotional differentiation has a critical implication for the use of a variety of past experiences in order to be far more predictive about potentially positive outcomes -- likely do to the emotionality of attention honing the specific way these individuals look at the universe and gauge different decision outcomes. In addition, there are often dual and opposing viewpoints regarding affective emotional experience. On view holds that emotions are a source of noise -- of unwanted bias -- and play no part in regulating appropriate levels of decision making (Gross and John, 2003). This paradigm supports the notion that decisions are based on empirical and quantitative knowledge, and as such should be held to a rigorous standard of not only logic, but of sound and reasonable empiricism. The alternative view is more holistic in nature, and focuses on the idea that emotions play an important and adaptive role in decision making. They not only benefit the personal well-being and actualization quality of the individual making the decision, but they also improve the chances of overall success because the addition of feelings and emotions into the...
Cognitive bias and Social Desirability Bias in Research Study Cognitive Bias Exercise 1: Impact of cognitive biases on the research process. Cognitive bias is an individual's tendency to base an opinion or decision on inconsistent perception or knowledge of research data. Cognitive bias may cause either a success or failure of a project. The nature of decisions by the researcher may contribute to the success or failure of the research project. A
The results of this study found that some negative bias towards a patient's socioeconomic standing -- particularly from less-experienced dental students -- can result in "differential treatment" (e.g., less attentive care) (Carson, 675). But by "heightening awareness" of potential biases (that are based on accent or perceived lower socioeconomic status, or on racism) among dental students, through educational initiatives, stereotyping and bias can be reduced if not eliminated (Carson,
INTRODUCTION People are social beings: they seek out others for conversation, support, love, communication, and even for contention. They adapt, conform, criticize, change and reflect and project the values and norms that flow in between and around them, from person to person, society to society, culture to culture. As a result, people and their identities are constantly undergoing revision, which most call natural development or growth—but “we forget that these things
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Power of Social Influence: Conformity and Obedience in Groups: This essay would explore the dynamics of social influence, particularly focusing on how individuals conform to group norms and obey authority. It would examine classic studies, like those by Asch on conformity and Milgram on obedience, as well as contemporary examples to understand the psychological processes underpinning these behaviors. 2. The Role of Social Media in Shaping Identity
Social Psychology Studies: Explaining Irrational Individual Behavior by Understanding Group Dynamics Social psychology is, as its name suggests, a science that blends the fields of psychology, which is the study of the individual, and sociology, which is the study of groups. Social psychology examines how the individual is influenced by the group. It looks at the influence of group or cultural norms on individual behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. However, because group
One trend that needs to be altered is the development of perceptions that stress the ways in which the environment of the classroom and school can be improved to better accommodate and support LD students, which will likely in turn assist all students with self-efficacy and self-perception. This should be done to alter the historical challenges that LD students face with regard to the perception that all LD students
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