The Psychology of Cognitive Biases - Quiz
  • 1. What is a cognitive bias?
A) A cognitive skill that enhances reasoning.
B) An emotional response to stimuli.
C) A type of psychological disorder.
D) A systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment.
  • 2. Which cognitive bias causes people to favor information that confirms their existing beliefs?
A) Confirmation bias.
B) Anchoring bias.
C) Overconfidence bias.
D) Availability heuristic.
  • 3. What is hindsight bias?
A) Believing that an event was predictable after it has happened.
B) Being surprised by unpredicted outcomes.
C) Overconfidence in one's initial predictions.
D) Underestimating future uncertainties.
  • 4. In which scenario does the gambler's fallacy occur?
A) Relying solely on statistical evidence.
B) Seeing patterns where none exist.
C) Understanding that outcomes are independent.
D) Believing that past random events affect future outcomes.
  • 5. What does self-serving bias lead people to do?
A) Take equal responsibility for successes and failures.
B) Blame others exclusively for their victories.
C) Minimize their own role in results.
D) Attribute successes to themselves and failures to external factors.
  • 6. What is the illusion of control?
A) Feeling helpless in decision-making scenarios.
B) A clear acknowledgment of randomness in events.
C) The belief that one can influence outcomes that are really beyond control.
D) Relying on evidence-based predictions.
  • 7. What is the affect heuristic?
A) Relying on statistical data exclusively.
B) Assessing risks through careful analysis.
C) Making decisions based on emotions rather than logic.
D) Calculating probabilities before acting.
  • 8. Which bias involves favoring information that is more recent?
A) Framing effect.
B) Recency bias.
C) Survivorship bias.
D) Confirmation bias.
  • 9. What is the planning fallacy?
A) Relying on past performance data to predict future tasks.
B) Improving accuracy through careful planning.
C) Underestimating the time required to complete a task.
D) Overestimating costs in project planning.
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