Explain briefly what heuristics are and why we use them.

Provide a description and overview of social cognition in your own words. 2.Explain briefly what heuristics are and why we use them. 3.Describe the required error in thinking of the ‘fundamental attribution error’, and then select three more common errors from the list below (if you find one that is not on the list and want to use it – reach out to your professor for approval): ◦Framing ◦Priming ◦Self-serving biases ◦Self-justification ◦Change blindness ◦Blaming the victim ◦Belief in a just world ◦Unrealistic optimism ◦Automatic believing ◦Self-fulfilling prophecy ◦Representativeness ◦Availability ◦Anchoring ◦Stereotypes 4. Define each of the three errors