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