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Which cognitive bias refers to the tendency to rely heavily on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

Anchoring Bias

Explanation

Relying on initial information to make decisions.

What is the main function of a heuristic in decision-making?

To reduce cognitive load and simplify decision-making

Explanation

Heuristics simplify decision-making by reducing mental effort.

What cognitive bias leads individuals to believe that they can control or influence outcomes that they clearly cannot?

Illusion of Control

Explanation

Believing control over uncontrollable outcomes.

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal characteristics rather than external circumstances?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Explanation

Attributing others' actions to internal traits rather than external factors.

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to favor information that confirms one's existing beliefs or hypotheses?

Confirmation Bias

Explanation

Preferring information that supports current beliefs.

What is the term for the tendency to make judgments about a sample population based on an easier-to-recall subset of that population?

Representativeness Heuristic

Explanation

Judging based on a memorable subset of a larger group.

Which cognitive bias involves overestimating the importance of information that is readily available?

Availability Heuristic

Explanation

Overestimating information's importance because it's easily accessible.

What is the term for the tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions?

Confirmation Bias

Explanation

Seeking, interpreting, and recalling information that confirms existing beliefs.

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events that come readily to mind?

Availability Heuristic

Explanation

Overestimating event likelihood due to ease of recall.

#10

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate one's ability to predict or control events?

Illusion of Control

Explanation

Overestimating ability to predict or control outcomes.

#11

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that events which have occurred recently are more likely to recur in the future?

Recency Bias

Explanation

Believing recent events are more likely to happen again.

#12

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and one's failures to external factors?

Self-Serving Bias

Explanation

Taking credit for successes and blaming failures on external factors.

#13

Which heuristic involves making decisions based on the most recent information available, rather than considering all relevant information?

Recency Heuristic

Explanation

Deciding based on recent information, neglecting other relevant data.

#14

What is the term for the tendency to base judgments on information that is readily available to memory?

Availability Heuristic

Explanation

Basing judgments on easily recalled information.

#15

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to rely on information that is most readily available, even if it's not the most relevant?

Availability Heuristic

Explanation

Relying on easily accessible information, regardless of relevance.

#16

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on the most recent information, regardless of its relevance?

Recency Heuristic

Explanation

Deciding based on recent information, ignoring relevance.

#17

Which heuristic involves making decisions based on the ease with which examples come to mind?

Availability Heuristic

Explanation

Deciding based on how easily examples come to mind.

Cognitive Biases and Heuristics Quiz

Which cognitive bias refers to the tendency to rely heavily on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

What is the main function of a heuristic in decision-making?

What cognitive bias leads individuals to believe that they can control or influence outcomes that they clearly cannot?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal characteristics rather than external circumstances?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to favor information that confirms one's existing beliefs or hypotheses?

What is the term for the tendency to make judgments about a sample population based on an easier-to-recall subset of that population?

Which cognitive bias involves overestimating the importance of information that is readily available?

What is the term for the tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions?

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events that come readily to mind?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate one's ability to predict or control events?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that events which have occurred recently are more likely to recur in the future?

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and one's failures to external factors?

Which heuristic involves making decisions based on the most recent information available, rather than considering all relevant information?

What is the term for the tendency to base judgments on information that is readily available to memory?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to rely on information that is most readily available, even if it's not the most relevant?

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on the most recent information, regardless of its relevance?

Which heuristic involves making decisions based on the ease with which examples come to mind?

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