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Cognitive Bias and Social Influence

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Cognitive Bias?

a)

the tendency to actively seek out and interpret information that supports one's existing beliefs, while ignoring or discounting information that contradicts them

b)

systematic thinking errors that unconsciously influence our judgment

c)

when a sample does not accurately represent the population being studied

2.

You can overcome a Cognitive Bias.

a)
True
b)
False
3.

What is the Bandwagon effect?

a)
  1. A phenomenon in which people do something just because other people are doing it.

b)

how we explain our behavior depending on whether the outcome of our behavior is positive or negative

c)

a cognitive bias in which the same situation is perceived as worse if it is framed as a loss, rather than a gain

d)

A principle that our choices are influenced by the way they are framed

4.

What does FOMO stand for?

a)

Financial Obligation and Money Options

b)

Fear of Missing Out

c)

Financial Operations Management

d)

Focusing on Money Objectives

5.

You can overcome the Bandwagon effect

a)
True
b)
False
6.

Which cognitive bias is present when someone follows others’ actions without thinking?

a)

Herd Mentality

b)

Loss Aversion

c)

Overconfidence

d)

Sunk Cost Fallacy

7.

What category does this quote below belong in:

"I'm gonna get an iPhone because everybody else has an iPhone and they're cool."

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Circular Reasoning

8.

Verizon advertising the newest Samsung Galaxy phone that they claim everyone else who has bought it loves the new product.

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Bandwagon

9.

What does it mean to Bandwagon?

a)

Believe what other people say

b)

People that often do things just because other people do them.

c)

A common behavior that nevertheless drives people crazy

d)

To decieve someone

10.

People are usually aware of their cognitive bias

a)
True
b)
False