How to Avoid the Natural Reactions that Prevent Good Decision
MakingS  Most of us like to think that we are in control of our
actions. Turns out, your brain can be a big jerk, and you are
susceptible to a large list of biases and reactions that can
hold you back from acting objectively. Luckily, some good social
psychology books (spurred on by well-research papers and
experiments!) have revealed a large amount of these biases to
the common reader.  Here are five notorious social biases and
the ways that you can recognize them and react.  Fundamental
Attribution Error  This is a very insidious bias that we all
fall victim to from time-to-time.  The calling card of the
fundamental attribution error is when we place a large amount of
emphasis on situational explanations when rationalizing when
things happen to us, but we use personality-based explanations
when rationalizing what happens to others.  As an example:  If
Alice saw Bob trip over a rock and fall, Alice might consider
Bob to be clumsy or careless (pers