Social Science

Cognitive Biases and Decision Making

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Explore a curated set of questions on cognitive biases, decision making, and behavioral economics. These concepts evaluate how social norms, emotions, and heuristics influence human judgment and group behavior. Master these topics to build a strong foundation for psychology and social science exams.

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Cognitive Biases and Decision Making Questions

Multiple choice

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals tend to conform to the moral norms of their social group, even if they personally disagree with them?

  1. Moral relativism

  2. Moral absolutism

  3. Moral conformity

  4. Moral universalism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Moral conformity refers to the tendency of individuals to adjust their moral beliefs and behaviors to align with the norms of their social group, regardless of their personal convictions.

Multiple choice

Groupthink is a phenomenon that occurs when:

  1. Group members strive for consensus at the expense of critical thinking

  2. Group members suppress their own opinions to conform with the group

  3. Group members become overly optimistic about the group's decision-making abilities

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Groupthink occurs when group members strive for consensus at the expense of critical thinking, suppress their own opinions to conform with the group, and become overly optimistic about the group's decision-making abilities.

Multiple choice

The escalation of commitment bias refers to the tendency of decision-makers to:

  1. Continue investing in a failing course of action

  2. Ignore negative feedback

  3. Become more confident in their decisions over time

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The escalation of commitment bias refers to the tendency of decision-makers to continue investing in a failing course of action, ignore negative feedback, and become more confident in their decisions over time.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common type of decision-making bias?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Hindsight bias

  3. Framing bias

  4. Availability bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hindsight bias is not a common type of decision-making bias because it refers to the tendency to believe that an event was more predictable than it actually was.

Multiple choice

The 'elaboration likelihood model' in communication suggests that:

  1. Individuals process information more deeply when they are highly motivated and have the cognitive resources

  2. People tend to rely on heuristics and shortcuts when processing information

  3. Attitudes are formed solely through rational and logical thinking

  4. Communication effectiveness is solely determined by the persuasiveness of the message
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The 'elaboration likelihood model' posits that individuals engage in more extensive and thoughtful processing of information when they are motivated and have the cognitive capacity to do so.