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What is the term for the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered?

Primacy effect

Explanation

Preferring initial information.

Which cognitive bias refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Taking credit for successes but blaming others for failures.

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the probability of rare events based on how easily they come to mind?

Availability heuristic

Explanation

Overestimating rare events due to ease of recall.

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preconceptions regardless of whether the information is true?

Confirmation bias

Explanation

Seeking information that supports existing beliefs.

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

Overconfidence bias

Explanation

Excessive confidence in one's predictive abilities.

What is the term for the tendency to prefer options that are presented first in a list?

Primacy effect

Explanation

Preference for options presented initially.

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the probability of an event occurring simply because it comes to mind easily?

Availability heuristic

Explanation

Overestimating likelihood due to ease of recall.

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to seek out information that supports one's pre-existing beliefs while ignoring contradictory evidence?

Confirmation bias

Explanation

Seeking confirming evidence, ignoring contrary information.

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal characteristics while ignoring external factors?

Fundamental attribution error

Explanation

Attributing behavior to internal traits, neglecting situations.

#10

What is the term for the tendency to place greater importance on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

Anchoring bias

Explanation

Giving undue weight to initial information.

#11

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to you than they actually are?

Spotlight effect

Explanation

Overestimating others' attention towards oneself.

#12

What is the term for the tendency to judge the probability of an event based on how closely it matches a typical example or prototype?

Representativeness heuristic

Explanation

Estimating probability based on similarity to prototypes.

#13

What is the term for the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind?

Availability heuristic

Explanation

Estimating likelihood based on ease of recall.

#14

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations in explaining social behavior?

Fundamental attribution error

Explanation

Attributing behavior to personality rather than circumstances.

#15

What is the term for the tendency to view past events as being more predictable than they actually were?

Hindsight bias

Explanation

Believing past events were more predictable in hindsight.

#16

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that one's opinions or beliefs are representative of the wider population?

False consensus effect

Explanation

Assuming one's beliefs are shared by others.

#17

What is the term for the tendency to focus on the most salient or striking features of a person or situation when forming impressions?

Halo effect

Explanation

Influencing impressions based on notable characteristics.

#18

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that we could have predicted an event after it has occurred?

Hindsight bias

Explanation

Believing one could have foreseen an event after it happens.

#19

What is the term for the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event based on how similar it is to a typical case?

Representativeness heuristic

Explanation

Estimating probability based on similarity to prototypes.

#20

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

Recency effect

Explanation

Expecting recent events to recur frequently.

#21

What is the term for the tendency to believe that others share our beliefs and behaviors more than they actually do?

False consensus effect

Explanation

Assuming others hold similar beliefs to oneself.

#22

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate the significance of minor details?

Halo effect

Explanation

Attributing undue importance to small aspects.

#23

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others agree with us?

False consensus effect

Explanation

Believing others share our opinions more than they do.

#24

What is the term for the tendency to judge the frequency or probability of an event based on how easily instances of it come to mind?

Availability heuristic

Explanation

Estimating likelihood based on ease of recall.

#25

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate one's own influence, knowledge, or control over events?

Illusory superiority

Explanation

Believing oneself to be better or more knowledgeable than average.

Cognitive Biases and Social Psychology Quiz

What is the term for the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered?

Which cognitive bias refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors?

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the probability of rare events based on how easily they come to mind?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preconceptions regardless of whether the information is true?

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

What is the term for the tendency to prefer options that are presented first in a list?

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the probability of an event occurring simply because it comes to mind easily?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to seek out information that supports one's pre-existing beliefs while ignoring contradictory evidence?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal characteristics while ignoring external factors?

What is the term for the tendency to place greater importance on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to you than they actually are?

What is the term for the tendency to judge the probability of an event based on how closely it matches a typical example or prototype?

What is the term for the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations in explaining social behavior?

What is the term for the tendency to view past events as being more predictable than they actually were?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that one's opinions or beliefs are representative of the wider population?

What is the term for the tendency to focus on the most salient or striking features of a person or situation when forming impressions?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that we could have predicted an event after it has occurred?

What is the term for the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event based on how similar it is to a typical case?

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

What is the term for the tendency to believe that others share our beliefs and behaviors more than they actually do?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate the significance of minor details?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others agree with us?

What is the term for the tendency to judge the frequency or probability of an event based on how easily instances of it come to mind?

Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate one's own influence, knowledge, or control over events?

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