Understanding Human Behavior and Biases

What is empathetic accuracy?

• The ability to predict future events accurately

• The skill of understanding others' thoughts and feelings

• The tendency to agree with others' opinions

• The habit of making decisions based on emotions

What does the correspondence bias lead us to assume?

• People's behaviors are influenced by external factors

• People's actions reflect their beliefs and personality

• People's decisions are always rational

• People's choices are unpredictable

How does the ultimate attribution error affect our judgment?

• We ignore cultural differences in behavior

• We attribute positive behaviors to personality and negative ones to situations

• We attribute negative behaviors to personality and positive ones to situations

• We see all behaviors as situational

What is the assumed similarity bias?

• The belief that others are fundamentally different from us

• The habit of overestimating the influence of extreme traits

• The assumption that others share our traits and motivations

• The tendency to view others as hostile

What strategy can help overcome biases in understanding others?

• Assuming others' decisions are based on extreme traits

• Relying solely on first impressions

• Ignoring others' perspectives

• Walking a mile in their shoes