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 tendency of people to focus on their own subjective experiences and interpretations of reality?

  1. Phenomenology

  2. Existentialism

  3. Transpersonal psychology

  4. Positive psychology
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Explanation

Phenomenology is a philosophical and psychological approach that emphasizes the importance of understanding the world from the perspective of the individual.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the illusion that occurs when a stationary object appears to move when viewed from a moving vehicle?

  1. Motion parallax

  2. Apparent motion

  3. Phi phenomenon

  4. Stroboscopic effect
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Apparent motion is the illusion of movement created when a series of still images are presented in rapid succession.

Multiple choice

The top-down processing of sensory information is influenced by:

  1. Expectations

  2. Beliefs

  3. Values

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

The top-down processing of sensory information is influenced by expectations, beliefs, and values.

Multiple choice

In Social Identity Theory, what is the term used to describe the positive or negative evaluation of one's own social group in comparison to other groups?

  1. Social identity

  2. Self-esteem

  3. In-group bias

  4. Out-group homogeneity
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In Social Identity Theory, in-group bias refers to the tendency to favor one's own social group over other groups, leading to positive evaluations of the in-group and negative evaluations of out-groups.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to see patterns in random events?

  1. Apophenia

  2. Pareidolia

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Confirmation bias
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Explanation

Apophenia is the tendency to see patterns in random events.

Multiple choice

Which cognitive bias is involved in the tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Illusory correlation

  3. Belief perseverance

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to remember information that is consistent with our beliefs and forget information that is inconsistent with our beliefs?

  1. Belief perseverance

  2. Illusory correlation

  3. Confirmation bias

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Belief perseverance is the tendency to remember information that is consistent with our beliefs and forget information that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

Multiple choice

Which cognitive process is involved in the experience of religious awe?

  1. Attention

  2. Memory

  3. Thinking

  4. Emotion
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Emotion is the cognitive process involved in the experience of religious awe.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to attribute human-like qualities to non-human entities?

  1. Anthropomorphism

  2. Animism

  3. Personification

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Anthropomorphism, animism, and personification are all terms for the tendency to attribute human-like qualities to non-human entities.

Multiple choice

Which cognitive process is involved in the experience of religious guilt?

  1. Attention

  2. Memory

  3. Thinking

  4. Emotion
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Explanation

Emotion is the cognitive process involved in the experience of religious guilt.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to believe that we are more likely to experience positive events than negative events?

  1. Optimism bias

  2. Illusory superiority

  3. Self-serving bias

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Optimism bias is the tendency to believe that we are more likely to experience positive events than negative events.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to believe that we are in control of events that are actually outside of our control?

  1. Illusion of control

  2. Optimism bias

  3. Self-serving bias

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Illusion of control is the tendency to believe that we are in control of events that are actually outside of our control.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to believe that we are better than others?

  1. Illusory superiority

  2. Self-serving bias

  3. Optimism bias

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Illusory superiority is the tendency to believe that we are better than others.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to believe that we are more likely to experience negative events than positive events?

  1. Pessimism bias

  2. Illusory inferiority

  3. Self-deprecating bias

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Pessimism bias is the tendency to believe that we are more likely to experience negative events than positive events.

Multiple choice

What is confounding bias?

  1. A bias that occurs when a third factor is associated with both the exposure and the outcome

  2. A bias that occurs when participants are not representative of the population of interest

  3. A bias that occurs when information is collected inaccurately

  4. A bias that occurs when participants recall information inaccurately
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Explanation

Confounding bias occurs when a third factor is associated with both the exposure and the outcome, leading to a distorted relationship between the two.