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Social Psychology Exam 2

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what is the planning fallacy? tendency to underestimate how long it will take to complete a task
what is the impact bias? overestimating the enduring impact of emotional causing events. we tend to recover emotionally quicker than we think we will
what is immune neglect? tendency to underestimate the speed and strength of our psychological immune system
what is self-esteem? a person's overall evaluation of themselves, their sense of self and attitude
what is self-serving bias? tendency to perceive and present one's self favorably
what is the barnum effect? tendency to accept favorable descriptions of our personality that are generally true for everyone
what are self-serving attributions? tendency to attribute positive outcomes to one's self and negative outcomes to other factors
what is illusory optimism? tendency to be unrealistically optimistic about ourselves or future life events.
what is the pollyanna principle? we have a deep human tendency to look on the brightside
what is the false consensus effect? tendency to overestimate ones undesirable or unsuccessful behaviors
what is false uniqueness effect? tendency to underestimate the commonality of ones abilities or desireble/successful behaviors
what is self-handicapping? protecting one's self-image with behaviors that create a handy excuse for late failure
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