Understanding Bias and Cognitive Patterns Quiz - SCENARIOS V2

Imagine you're in a team meeting where the manager seems to have superhero goggles on, but these aren't just any goggles. They magically make any idea that doesn't align with their initial proposal vanish into thin air! What do you think this superpower is called?

Picture this: a doctor, instead of relying on their years of medical training and the unique symptoms presented by the patient, leans heavily on a computerized system to make a diagnosis. What do we call this phenomenon of favoring automated systems over human judgment, especially in the context of healthcare? Yes, it's a real thing!

Picture this: You're in a high-stakes meeting, and the top dog proposes a shiny new policy. Suddenly, it's all nods and smiles around the room, with hardly a whisper of debate. Could this be the sneaky work of authority bias weaving its magic?

Imagine a world where robots are in charge of recognizing faces, but oops! They sometimes trip over their own circuits. What's a real pickle they run into with facial recognition software?

• • They get utterly confused by sunglasses. Like, 'Who is this mysterious stranger?'

• • They might not be so good at telling people apart from different ethnic backgrounds. A bit of a whoopsie in the tech world!

• • They need to be constantly plugged into the matrix (I mean, the internet) to know who's who.

• • They're slower than a snail at a security checkpoint. Not the best for a quick ID check!

1. Let's dive into the world of cognitive biases! Can you identify this one?

   ​ (a)  

• Technological oversight

• Automation efficiency

• Facial recognition accuracy

• Algorithmic bias

1. Picture this: A doctor leans super heavily on a medical diagnosis system, never doubting what it tells them. What's this scenario called?

• • Algorithmic efficiency

• Confirmation bias

• • Automation bias

• • Opponent perspective

1. Imagine you're in a game show, and the host, who is quite the authority figure, tells you a 'fact'. Which term best describes the tendency to accept this 'fact' without buzzing in your skepticism?

• • Algorithmic bias

• • Cognitive bias

• • Oversight failure

• • Proponent argument

1. Imagine you're in a spy movie, and the hero tries to sneak a gadget past security. But, the scanner, which should beep, just winks out because it's on a coffee break (aka, it malfunctions). What do we call this sneaky slip-up?

• • Confirmation bias

• • False positive

• • False negative

• • Proponent oversight

1. Who's the person that stands up and challenges the ideas being proposed?

• • Authority figure

• • Oversight committee

• • Proponent

• • Rectification plan

1. Imagine you're a superhero of budgeting, using your powers of oversight to ensure every dollar is spent wisely in government. But every hero has an arch-nemesis. What's the opposite of your superpower, oversight?

• • Algorithmic efficiency

• • Confirmation bias

• • Rectification plan

• • Technological advancement