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WorksheetsCognitive Biases Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does the Anchoring bias refer to?
The tendency to favor information that confirms existing beliefs
The act of judging others based on their character but oneself on the situation
The influence of the first thing you judge on your subsequent judgments
The practice of seeing the past as better than it was
What is Confirmation Bias?
The tendency to favor things that confirm existing beliefs
The tendency to underestimate one's abilities
The tendency to judge others on their character but oneself on the situation
The tendency to believe things are getting worse
What is the Backfire Effect?
The tendency to believe in vague statements
The tendency to favor those who are like us
The tendency to believe even more strongly when core beliefs are challenged
The tendency to be over-confident when you only have a simple idea of things
What does the Declinism bias suggest?
People believe the past was worse than it was
People believe the future will be better than it is likely to be
People believe the past was better than it was
People believe the future will be worse than it is likely to be
What is the Just World Hypothesis?
The belief that people always get what they deserve
The belief that bad things happen to good people
The belief that good things happen to bad people
The belief that the world is a random place
What is the Sunk Cost Fallacy?
The tendency to continue investing in something because you have already invested a lot into it
The tendency to believe that we are always right
The tendency to favor our in-group
The tendency to believe vague statements
What does the Dunning-Kruger Effect describe?
The tendency to judge others on their character
The tendency for experts to underestimate their level of knowledge...and for non-experts to overestimate their level of knowledge
The tendency to be unduly influenced by context and delivery
The tendency to unfairly favor those who belong to your group
What is the Barnum Effect?
The tendency to believe that the world is just
The tendency to believe that we are being manipulated
The tendency to believe in vague statements that seem personal
The tendency to favor those who belong to our group
What is the Framing Effect?
The tendency to judge others based on the situation
The tendency to be influenced by the way information is presented
The tendency to believe that things are getting worse
The tendency to continue investing in a losing proposition
What is In-Group Bias?
The tendency to favor things that confirm our existing beliefs
The tendency to favor those who are like us
The tendency to believe that we are always right
The tendency to believe in vague statements
What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?
The tendency to judge ourselves based on our character
The tendency to judge others based on their character but ourselves on the situation
The tendency to favor information that confirms our beliefs
The tendency to believe that the past was better than it was
What does the Placebo Effect refer to?
The effect of a medicine that is not fake.
The effect of a medicine that works even if it's fake because of mind influence.
The effect of a medicine that works only for viruses and broken bones.
The effect of a medicine that is prescribed by a non-qualified doctor.
What is the Halo Effect?
The attractiveness of a person influencing how much you like them.
The attractiveness of a person influencing how much you dislike them.
The attractiveness of a person having no influence on your judgments of them.
The attractiveness of a person influencing your professional performance.
What is the Bystander Effect?
The phenomenon where everyone assumes someone else will help in an emergency.
The phenomenon where no one experiences shock in an emergency.
The phenomenon where people are more likely to help when they are alone.
The phenomenon where people help immediately without hesitation.
What does the Availability Heuristic refer to?
Making judgments based on the most difficult information to recall.
Making judgments based on the least recent experiences.
Making judgments based on what springs most easily to mind.
Making judgments based on statistical information only.
What is Groupthink?
The practice of making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity.
The practice of making decisions as a group in a way that encourages individuality.
The phenomenon where group dynamics override the best outcomes.
The phenomenon where individual decisions are more valued than group decisions.
What is Optimism Bias?
Underestimating the likelihood of positive outcomes.
Overestimating the likelihood of negative outcomes.
Overestimating the likelihood of positive outcomes.
Having a realistic outlook on the likelihood of outcomes.
What is Reactance?
The inclination to agree with what someone is trying to make you do.
The inclination to resist when our liberty is being constrained.
The inclination to resist making any decisions.
The inclination to follow rules without questioning.
What is the Curse of Knowledge?
Assuming that once you know something, it is obvious to everyone.
Believing that knowledge is a burden that should be kept secret.
Thinking that knowledge should be shared with everyone immediately.
Feeling that knowledge is something that no one else can understand.
What does the Self-Serving Bias suggest about an individual's perception of successes and failures?
Individuals attribute successes to their own efforts, but failures to external factors.
Individuals believe that they have no control over their successes or failures.
Individuals attribute both successes and failures to luck and external circumstances.
Individuals believe that their failures are due to their own lack of effort and successes to external factors.
According to the Negativity Bias, why might negative events have a greater impact on our thinking than positive events?
Negative events are more common than positive events.
We are primed for survival, and our aversion to pain can distort our judgment.
Positive events are generally more impactful but are quickly forgotten.
Negative events are more important for modern survival.
What is a common result of the Pessimism Bias?
Individuals will feel optimistic even if something good happens.
Individuals will feel pessimistic even if something good happens.
Individuals will underestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes.
Individuals will always feel happy regardless of the outcomes.
What is the Spotlight Effect?
The belief that others are constantly judging you for your actions.
The tendency to overestimate how much others notice your appearance and behavior.
The feeling that you are always the center of attention.
The assumption that people remember your failures more than your successes.
