1. Learning Objective: Describe and evaluate fundamental attribution error with reference to research studies
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Define FAE with relation to actor/observer effect, situational and dispositional factors, just world hypothesis and the two step attribution process
Give your own real life examples of FAE
Link FAE to Milgram’s study of obedience
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Catapult boulders at the tower – i.e. studies that refute inevitability of FAE; i.e. Fein, Choi and Nisbett, Morris and Peng, Kaheman and Tversky, Manis, Zukier and Pepitone (1984)
Draw a final conclusion about the usefulness of the concept of FAE
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Build an evaluative “tower of support” for FAE using Ross et al “gameshow” (1977) study and Jones and Harris’s “Castro essays” study, showing off the strengths of the studies
Shoot arrows at the tower (criticisms of the studies)

2. Learning Objective: Describe and evaluate self serving bias with reference to research studies
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Define what is meant by self serving bias with reference to self enhancing and self protecting bias
Give an illustrative example of SSB from one research study
Give a motivational and a cognitive account of why we may use SSB
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Present weaknesses of the study used as an example
Counter these weaknesses with reference two further studies that support SSB
GRAVE the studies
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Discuss the extent to which SSB is a universal error with referecne to cross cultural studies, modesty bias and the role of self esteem
Discuss with reference t gender and individual differences such as depressive attributional style