1. Reasons for Unreason Exploring Social Psychology by David G. Myers 7 th Edition Reasons for Unreason Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

2. Reasons for Unreason Reason for Unreason “What good fortune for those in power that people do not think” - Adolph Hitler Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

3. Reasons for Unreason Perception of Media Bias Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

4. Reasons for Unreason Judging Our Social World Heuristics: Mental Shortcuts –The availability heuristic Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

5. Reasons for Unreason Judging Others Illusory thinking –Illusory correlation –Illusion of control Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

6. Reasons for Unreason Expectations of Our Social World Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Teacher Expectations and Student Performance Getting from Others What We Expect –Behavioral confirmation Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

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