SAGA 4: RESEARCH - PART 1

Search Engines like Google always provide reliable and accurate information.

• true

• false

Search Engines run searches in real-time.

• true

• false

Search Engines use search algorithms, like Page Rank, to discover web pages to show you.

• true

• false

To search for information in a Search Engine, you need to refine your ___________.

• keywords

• browser

• search index

• algorithm

Spammers or hackers do NOT interfere with how a web page is ranked in a Search Engine.

• true

• false

People fall for misinformation because...

• the human brain tends to desire simple stories.

• spammers trick search engines.

• Google can't fact check all online websites.

• truth is a lie.

Cognitive bias can cause people to fall for fake news.

• true

• false

Cognitive bias is a limitation in thinking that causes flaws in our ___________.

• brain.

• fact finding.

• judgement.

Confirmation bias is a type of...

• cognitive bias.

• supreme court ruling.

• emotional feeling.

Confirmation bias causes humans to ignore or minimize...

• facts that threaten what we believe.

• other people's opinions.

• opinions that cause us to question.

• facts that confirm what we believe.