Cognitively Biased

Sponsored by The Biased Brain by Bo Bennett, PhD

Lesson 2: Actor–observer Bias

A tendency to attribute one’s own actions to external causes, while attributing other people’s behaviors to internal causes.

Example: “I tripped because of the uneven pavement. You tripped because you are a klutz.”

Additional Course Resources

There is no quiz for this lesson.

Activate the "e-mail drip" feature. We will e-mail you the text of one slide per day. This is a 1-2 minute read that makes completing a course easy for the busy person who can't make the time to take the course interactively. If you select this option, you can still participate in the interactive part if you wish. E-mails will begin with the next lesson not completed.