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