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Typical Reasoning
People often take shortcuts in problem solving and quickly arrive at answers. Known as heuristics, these shortcuts may increase the speed of decisions but may also decrease the accuracy of those decisions. The experiment used in this assignment deals with inaccurate decisions based on the conjunction fallacy, where people think the chance of two events happening at the same time is greater than just one event occurring. However, the chance of one event occurring is greater than two events occurring; hence, the fallacy.
Access the CogLab demonstration Typical Reasoning. Follow the instructions to complete the demonstration. Next, answer the following questions:
For this demonstration, on average, do participants give higher ratings for single events or conjunctions of events? Based on the demonstration results, did you make your judgments by using objective probabilities? Why or why not?
What is a stereotype? How do stereotypes relate to the findings of this demonstration?
Respond to the following two situations:
You and two of your coworkers have just interviewed a candidate for a job opening at your law firm. Your boss asks you what inferences you made about the candidate during the interview. What can you do to maximize your likelihood of making a correct inference?
John is a young, energetic, muscular, and outgoing individual. Estimate the following for him:
He is tall and likes sports
He is tall, likes sports, and has lots of friends
Write your initial response in 4–5 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Participants give higher ratings for single events as probability of occurence of event is more as compared to the simultaneous occurence of two events. Stereotypes depend upon the type of people giving the judgement and the person that is being judged. It is an incidence on arriving at results without analyzing the real sense of importance and value of a situation. The analysis looks superficial and does not include an indepth analysis of the interpretation and data evaluation.
There can be various situations of bias in which the judgement passed for interpretation is not according to the general rules. Situation needs to be defined in objective probabilities without any discrimination of people on the basis of caste, religion, sex, community and ethnic background. There are circumstances when there is failure in initiating stereotyping of situations as it is generalisation in human beings.
The basis of a person can be understood by analysing his potential,capability, hardwork, dedication and personal wellbeing in deciding the importance of relationships and not just cultural roots which may lead to stereotyping in relationships.
In an interview session , along with physical appearance and smartness, the educational perspectives of a person should be asked and analysed. There should not be any hasty decision in understanding the problem which may lead to stereotyping in relationships in life.