Attribution Bias. (12)
Ocee102: From wikipedia....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_bias"In psychology, an attribution bias or attributional bias is a cognitive bias that refers to the systematic errors made when people evaluate or try to find reasons for their own and others' behaviors. People constantly make attributions regarding the cause of their own and others' behaviors; however, attributions do not always accurately mirror reality. Rather than operating as objective perceivers, people are prone to perceptual errors that lead to biased interpretations of their social world."As a hobby behaviorist, this hits pretty close to home.
Is it like finding the support/reasons/facts of what already we believe into rather than exploring all the sides ?
Is there anyone who does not have attribution bias at all?
Interesting topic.
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lifeisadream: Is it like finding the support/reasons/facts of what already we believe into rather than exploring all the sides ?
Is there anyone who does not have attribution bias at all?
Interesting topic.
Is there anyone who does not have attribution bias at all?
Interesting topic.
I suspect we all have it.
I think some of it can be confirmation bias yes, but I think we're also impaired by only having had our experiences.
For instance it may be harder for me to accurately asses the reason for a woman's behavior than a man's, as I haven't experienced being a woman in my culture.
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I guess we all see things from our own viewpoint, and that is coloured by our gender,culture,upbringing, life experiences,etc.
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Ocee102: I suspect we all have it.I think some of it can be confirmation bias yes, but I think we're also impaired by only having had our experiences...
I have my doubts about it.
What if we are already packed with programs/skills/intuition/ that can help us to make better decisions, better analysis of any situation but we ignore them or are not capable or "reading" them, besides our background.
One simplistic example:
Can a human see his/her nose?
Yes, we can but our brain chooses to ignore it and we do not "see it".
Ocee102: ..For instance it may be harder for me to accurately asses the reason for a woman's behavior than a man's, as I haven't experienced being a woman in my culture.
Would it be easy to understand the behavior of any one better if that being is seen as a person disregarding the gender or any other characteristic of theirs. Focusing on universal values or laws or..
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lifeisadream: I have my doubts about it.
What if we are already packed with programs/skills/intuition/ that can help us to make better decisions, better analysis of any situation but we ignore them or are not capable or "reading" them, besides our background.
One simplistic example:
Can a human see his/her nose?
Yes, we can but our brain chooses to ignore it and we do not "see it"
What if we are already packed with programs/skills/intuition/ that can help us to make better decisions, better analysis of any situation but we ignore them or are not capable or "reading" them, besides our background.
One simplistic example:
Can a human see his/her nose?
Yes, we can but our brain chooses to ignore it and we do not "see it"
I think our experiences can hinder our perception, sure.
There's also useful filtering, but that can be hijacked and sabotage us too.
lifeisadream: Would it be easy to understand the behavior of any one better if that being is seen as a person disregarding the gender or any other characteristic of theirs. Focusing on universal values or laws or..
I wouldn't be comfortable disregarding gender in all cases. We have gender based experiences, and non gender based experiences. I think both are worth considering, when we evaluate a behavior or anticipate the impact an action we take may have on someone else.
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mollybaby: I guess we all see things from our own viewpoint, and that is coloured by our gender,culture,upbringing, life experiences,etc.
I wonder if it's a measure of emotional intelligence the further
afield we can cast our understanding of others.
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Ocee102: I wonder if it's a measure of emotional intelligence the further
afield we can cast our understanding of others.
afield we can cast our understanding of others.
What is intelligence?
Can intelligence be learned, is it innate, or both?
Would 'skill' be a more appropriate word than 'intelligence' in this instance?
Can we improve our emotional skills, rather than measure our emotional intelligence?
Can we understand others given our propensity for attribution bias?
Might there be a more useful concept than trying to 'understand' other people?
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Ocee102: From wikipedia....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_bias"In psychology, an attribution bias or attributional bias is a cognitive bias that refers to the systematic errors made when people evaluate or try to find reasons for their own and others' behaviors. People constantly make attributions regarding the cause of their own and others' behaviors; however, attributions do not always accurately mirror reality. Rather than operating as objective perceivers, people are prone to perceptual errors that lead to biased interpretations of their social world."As a hobby behaviorist, this hits pretty close to home.
I didn't see this coming..
I'll check back later..
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jac_the_gripper: What is intelligence?
Can intelligence be learned, is it innate, or both?
Can intelligence be learned, is it innate, or both?
I think it's both. We start with a baseline capacity, and then develop from there. I don't think that starting point is the same for everyone.
jac_the_gripper: Would 'skill' be a more appropriate word than 'intelligence' in this instance?
Yes, I think 'skill' would be a better word, as emotional intelligence seems like a skill to me.
jac_the_gripper: Can we improve our emotional skills, rather than measure our emotional intelligence?
If we don't measure, how do we know who's best?
jac_the_gripper: Can we understand others given our propensity for attribution bias?
No, I don't think we can ever fully understand one another.
We can understand aspets of one another though. With time, skill, effort, and the ability and willingness to recognize our own capacity for just getting it wrong sometimes we may be able to build a kinda good general understanding of another person, but I don't think anyone every understands anyone completely accurately.
I think recognizing our fallibility, moves us closer though.
jac_the_gripper: Might there be a more useful concept than trying to 'understand' other people?
I think acceptance is more useful on the whole but understanding does have value.
What do you think?
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bohemianjack: I didn't see this coming..
I'll check back later..
I'll check back later..
Anytime you like Jack.
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there is only word that sweeps aside love, and that is value.
more of what a value is, a less crumbling love.
even when one thinks they love.
Wanna be happy
more of what a value is, a less crumbling love.
even when one thinks they love.
Wanna be happy
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"In psychology, an attribution bias or attributional bias is a cognitive bias that refers to the systematic errors made when people evaluate or try to find reasons for their own and others' behaviors. People constantly make attributions regarding the cause of their own and others' behaviors; however, attributions do not always accurately mirror reality. Rather than operating as objective perceivers, people are prone to perceptual errors that lead to biased interpretations of their social world."
As a hobby behaviorist, this hits pretty close to home.