Cognitive Dissonance and Bias

A psychological tension that occurs when thougths, feelings and/or behavours don't align is known as

• Cognitive Bias

• Cognitive dissonance

• Heuristics

• Attributions

Which is not an example of a cognitive bias?

• Confirmation Bias

• Actor-observer Bias

• Halo Effect

• Self fulfilling Effect

The paper clip can only be used to hold paper is an example of which bias?

• Optimism Bias

• Functional fixedness Bias

• Hindsight Bias

• The Dunning- Kruger Effect

When some states that 'knew all along' that for example a particular team would win the match is known as

• Attentional Bias

• Anchoring Bias

• Hindsight Bias

• False-consensus Bias

I like Harry Styles so everyone around me must like him too, is an example of

• Confirmation Bias

• False-consensus Bias

• Anchoring Bias

• Optimism Bias

You arrive on time to meet a friend at the movies, but your friend is 15 miniutes late. You think they are late as they are poorly organised. This is an example of

• Self-serving Bias

• Actor-observer Bias

• Functional fixedness Bias

• Optimism Bias

Your friend always talks about how great they are at chess. They think they could compete at a state level. They lose their first game.

• Halo effect

• Dunning-Kruger Effect

• Confirmation Bias

• Attentional Bias

In a hurdle trial, John comes in first place due to training hard. In the Olympic event, John finishes second saying that the weather conditions impacted his run. This is an example of

• Hindsight Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Actor-Observer Bias

• Self-Serving Bias

You find a pair of earrings that you love, but they cost $100, way more than you budgeted for. After putting the expensive earrings back, you find a necklace for $75—still more than your budget, but hey, it’s cheaper than the earrings! This is an example of

• Anchoring Bias

• Actor-Observee Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Hindsight Bias

You weren't asleep and you didn't leave your spot in the library, yet you didn't notice people leave or enter the space. This is an example of

• Actor-Observer Bias

• Misinformation Effect

• Attentional Bias

• Halo Effect