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 to attribute positive qualities to political leaders, even when there is no evidence to support those qualities?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
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Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to attribute positive qualities to political leaders, even when there is no evidence to support those qualities.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to obey authority figures, even when they are clearly wrong?

  1. The obedience to authority principle

  2. The authoritarian personality

  3. The fundamental attribution error

  4. The self-serving bias
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Explanation

The obedience to authority principle is a psychological phenomenon that describes the tendency of people to obey authority figures, even when they are clearly wrong. This can lead to people following the orders of political leaders, even when they know that those orders are wrong.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the personality type that is characterized by a strong belief in authority, conformity, and obedience?

  1. The authoritarian personality

  2. The fundamental attribution error

  3. The self-serving bias

  4. The just-world hypothesis
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Explanation

The authoritarian personality is a personality type that is characterized by a strong belief in authority, conformity, and obedience. People with this personality type are more likely to follow the orders of political leaders, even when they know that those orders are wrong.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the belief that the world is a just place where people get what they deserve?

  1. The just-world hypothesis

  2. The fundamental attribution error

  3. The self-serving bias

  4. The authoritarian personality
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Explanation

The just-world hypothesis is a belief that the world is a just place where people get what they deserve. This can lead to a tendency to blame victims of misfortune for their own fate.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors, such as our own abilities and efforts, while attributing our failures to external factors, such as bad luck or other people?

  1. The fundamental attribution error

  2. The self-serving bias

  3. The just-world hypothesis

  4. The authoritarian personality
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The self-serving bias is a cognitive bias that causes people to attribute their own successes to internal factors, such as their own abilities and efforts, while attributing their failures to external factors, such as bad luck or other people.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to view political leaders as more intelligent and capable than they actually are?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to view political leaders as more intelligent and capable than they actually are.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to view political leaders as more honest and trustworthy than they actually are?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to view political leaders as more honest and trustworthy than they actually are.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to view political leaders as more above reproach than they actually are?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
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Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to view political leaders as more above reproach than they actually are.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to view political leaders as more always right than they actually are?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to view political leaders as more always right than they actually are.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to view political leaders as more always honest than they actually are?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to view political leaders as more always honest than they actually are.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to view political leaders as more always trustworthy than they actually are?

  1. The halo effect

  2. The obedience to authority principle

  3. The authoritarian personality

  4. The fundamental attribution error
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The halo effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to form an overall positive or negative impression of a person based on a single trait or behavior. This can lead to a tendency to view political leaders as more always trustworthy than they actually are.

Multiple choice

Which philosophical theory suggests that our perception of the world is influenced by our prior beliefs and expectations?

  1. Empiricism

  2. Rationalism

  3. Constructivism

  4. Idealism
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Constructivism is a philosophical theory that emphasizes the active role of the mind in constructing our perception of the world. It suggests that our perception is not a passive reception of sensory information, but rather an active process of organizing and interpreting this information, which is influenced by our prior beliefs and expectations.

Multiple choice

What is the 'halo effect' in psychology?

  1. The tendency to perceive someone as more attractive when they are perceived as successful.

  2. The tendency to perceive someone as more successful when they are perceived as attractive.

  3. The tendency to perceive someone as more intelligent when they are perceived as attractive.

  4. The tendency to perceive someone as more trustworthy when they are perceived as attractive.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The halo effect refers to the cognitive bias in which an individual's overall impression of a person influences their perception of the person's specific traits. In the context of beauty and success, the halo effect can lead individuals to perceive someone as more successful when they are perceived as attractive.

Multiple choice

What is the 'objectification theory' in psychology?

  1. The theory that individuals are more likely to objectify others who are perceived as less human.

  2. The theory that individuals are more likely to objectify others who are perceived as more human.

  3. The theory that individuals are more likely to objectify others who are perceived as similar to themselves.

  4. The theory that individuals are more likely to objectify others who are perceived as different from themselves.
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Explanation

The objectification theory suggests that individuals are more likely to objectify others who are perceived as less human. This can occur when individuals view others as mere objects, rather than as complex and autonomous beings.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of experiencing a visual sensation in response to a musical stimulus?

  1. Synesthesia

  2. Chromesthesia

  3. Auditory-Visual Perception

  4. Cross-Modal Perception
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Explanation

Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory modality (e.g., hearing) leads to an automatic, involuntary experience in another sensory modality (e.g., vision). In the context of music and visual arts, synesthesia can manifest as experiencing colors, shapes, or other visual sensations in response to musical stimuli.