Social Science

Cognitive Biases and Decision Making

1,880 Questions

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.

Behavioral economicsSocial group influencesEmotional decision makingConfirmation bias

Cognitive Biases and Decision Making Questions

Multiple choice

What are the common biases that can affect decision-making?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Framing bias

  3. Availability bias

  4. Anchoring bias

  5. Hindsight bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

The common biases that can affect decision-making include confirmation bias, framing bias, availability bias, anchoring bias, and hindsight bias.

Multiple choice

What are the factors that influence judgment?

  1. Personal values

  2. Past experiences

  3. Current situation

  4. Available information

  5. Time constraints

  6. Cognitive biases
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

The factors that influence judgment include personal values, past experiences, current situation, available information, time constraints, and cognitive biases.

Multiple choice

What are the common biases that can affect judgment?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Framing bias

  3. Availability bias

  4. Anchoring bias

  5. Hindsight bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

The common biases that can affect judgment include confirmation bias, framing bias, availability bias, anchoring bias, and hindsight bias.

Multiple choice

How can we improve our decision-making and judgment skills?

  1. Practice making decisions and judgments in everyday life.

  2. Study the psychology of decision-making and judgment.

  3. Seek feedback from others on our decisions and judgments.

  4. Be open to new information and experiences.

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

We can improve our decision-making and judgment skills by practicing making decisions and judgments in everyday life, studying the psychology of decision-making and judgment, seeking feedback from others on our decisions and judgments, and being open to new information and experiences.

Multiple choice

What are some of the challenges to making good decisions and judgments?

  1. Lack of information

  2. Time constraints

  3. Emotional biases

  4. Cognitive biases

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Some of the challenges to making good decisions and judgments include lack of information, time constraints, emotional biases, and cognitive biases.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of attentional bias?

  1. Negativity bias

  2. Positivity bias

  3. Salience bias

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

Positivity bias is not a type of attentional bias. Negativity bias, salience bias, and spatial bias are all types of attentional bias.

Multiple choice

The tendency to pay more attention to negative information than positive information is known as:

  1. Negativity bias

  2. Positivity bias

  3. Salience bias

  4. Spatial bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Negativity bias is the tendency to pay more attention to negative information than positive information.

Multiple choice

The tendency to pay more attention to stimuli that are novel or unexpected is known as:

  1. Negativity bias

  2. Positivity bias

  3. Salience bias

  4. Spatial bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Salience bias is the tendency to pay more attention to stimuli that are novel or unexpected.

Multiple choice

The tendency to pay more attention to stimuli that are located in the center of our visual field is known as:

  1. Negativity bias

  2. Positivity bias

  3. Salience bias

  4. Spatial bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Spatial bias is the tendency to pay more attention to stimuli that are located in the center of our visual field.

Multiple choice

According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model, which route to persuasion is more likely to result in long-lasting attitude change?

  1. Central Route

  2. Peripheral Route
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Central Route involves careful consideration of the message and arguments, leading to more enduring attitude change.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency for people to seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs and avoid information that contradicts them?

  1. Confirmation Bias

  2. Backfire Effect

  3. Framing Effect

  4. Anchoring Bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Confirmation Bias refers to the tendency to seek and interpret information in a way that supports one's existing beliefs.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency for people to conform to the opinions and behaviors of the majority?

  1. Groupthink

  2. Social Proof

  3. Normative Influence

  4. Informational Influence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Social Proof refers to the tendency to conform to the opinions and behaviors of others, especially when those others are perceived as experts or peers.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency for people to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors?

  1. Self-Serving Bias

  2. Fundamental Attribution Error

  3. Confirmation Bias

  4. Backfire Effect
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Self-Serving Bias refers to the tendency to attribute positive outcomes to internal factors and negative outcomes to external factors.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency for people to overestimate the likelihood of rare events and underestimate the likelihood of common events?

  1. Availability Heuristic

  2. Representativeness Heuristic

  3. Framing Effect

  4. Anchoring Bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Availability Heuristic refers to the tendency to estimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples of that event come to mind.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency for people to be more persuaded by arguments that are presented first?

  1. Primacy Effect

  2. Recency Effect

  3. Framing Effect

  4. Anchoring Bias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Primacy Effect refers to the tendency for individuals to be more persuaded by arguments that are presented first in a sequence.