Activities

1. Biases Essay

   For Lesson 2, prepare an essay of approximately 1,000 words in which you address every aspect of Thought Question 2. Describe the decision context clearly before undertaking the analysis of the event. Be sure to ground the analysis in appropriate references to the reading. For instance, “The type of bias that I believe I exhibited is the one that Bazerman and Moore refer to as “...” (p. xx), and by which they mean “...” (p. xx).

   Expected Outcome

   In completing this lesson and preparing the required document for it, you will be better equipped to recognize circumstances in which your reliance on the availability and representativeness heuristics can foster biased estimates of probability that, in turn, may lead to poor decisions. You will also have an enriched vocabulary for distinguishing among different types of specific biases regarding two categories of heuristics.

   Contribution to Course Grade: 8%

   Please submit your essay in the Biases Essay Drop Box.