Biases Quiz

What does the term "Information bias" refer to?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• When one person believes something because a lot of other people believe in it.

What is "Anchoring Bias"?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• Being overly dependent on the first piece of information a person hears.

What does "Overconfidence" mean in the context of biases?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• When one person believes something because a lot of other people believe in it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which definition corresponds to "Confirmation bias"?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• When one person believes something because a lot of other people believe in it.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is "Availability Heuristic"?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• A person’s tendency to focus on the most easily recognizable features of a person or idea.

What is the "Ostrich Effect"?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• When one person believes something because a lot of other people believe in it.

What does "Recency" refer to?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• The tendency to weigh the latest information more heavily than older data.

What is "Selective Perception"?

• Overestimating the importance of available data and details.

• A tendency to see patterns in random events.

• The tendency to gather data even when it will not affect action. More data is not always better.

• A person’s tendency to focus on the most easily recognizable features of a person or idea.

What does the term 'hubris' as used in the context refer to?

• Preferring certainty even when it may be detrimental or inimical

• When a person acts arrogant and takes greater risks in their everyday lives

• When a person tends to listen only to information that proves their assumptions and ideas

• When a person allows expectations to influence how they perceive the world

What is 'confirmation bias'?

• Preferring certainty even when it may be detrimental or inimical

• When a person acts arrogant and takes greater risks in their everyday lives

• When a person tends to listen only to information that proves their assumptions and ideas

• When a person allows expectations to influence how they perceive the world

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6