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AP Psychology 3.2 Social Psychology. What is this situation an example of?
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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by a pluses the academic
- 00:08
equivalent of your grandma's tuna casserole it's the best there is Anna [Girl with tuna casserole dish]
- 00:12
and Nicole both take the same test both girls receive an A-plus on the way to
- 00:18
the lunchroom Anna is overheard telling her friend she earned an A-plus because
- 00:21
she is very clever whereas Nicole only received an A-plus because she has no
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social life and nothing better to do than study this is an example of what and
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here the potential answers...So Anna is clearly
- 00:36
being a bit ridiculous in her assessment but what bias is she actually exhibiting [Anna and Nicole holding up test papers]
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here it's not stereotyping because if Nicole looked like what Anna felt was a
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stereotypical nerd then she would make assumptions about her grades and
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social life based on that impression which isn't what's going on here it's not an [Anna crying on a bed]
- 00:53
implicit bias either which describes subconscious assumptions and stereotypes
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that underscore a perception and understanding of the world around us but
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while these implicit biases usually do favor ourselves in our own group over
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others like what's happening with Anna it doesn't really fit either nor does D [Group of Nicoles approach Anna]
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which basically just describes any form of bias that affects our decision-making
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our behaviors it's certainly not E because another way of describing the
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self actualizing bias is the not actually a real bias bias which doesn't
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really sound like it would apply to this situation, no what Anna is exemplifying [Anna looking into a mirror]
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here is a self-serving bias a self-serving bias occurs when we explain
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our own behavior in a way that is consistent with the way we explained
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others behavior all in an effort to make ourselves you know look good [Anna looking into a mirror and green monster appears]
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