#1
What is the primary function of problem-solving?
To create problems
To find and implement solutions
To analyze data
To memorize information
#2
Which cognitive bias involves favoring information that confirms one's pre-existing beliefs?
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Availability bias
#3
What is the term for the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Availability bias
#4
What is the term for the tendency to give more weight to the first information received when making decisions?
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Availability bias
#5
Which cognitive bias involves the inclination to believe that events that have recently occurred are more likely to happen again?
Recency bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Availability bias
#6
What is the term for the cognitive bias where people attribute their successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?
Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
Hindsight bias
#7
What is the term for the cognitive bias where individuals believe they are more skilled and experienced than they really are?
Dunning-Kruger effect
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
#8
In problem-solving, what does the term 'algorithm' refer to?
A step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem
A specific type of cognitive bias
A subjective judgment based on intuition
A heuristic approach
#9
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate one's own abilities or the accuracy of one's beliefs?
Overconfidence bias
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
#10
In problem-solving, what does the term 'heuristic' refer to?
A step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem
A specific type of cognitive bias
A subjective judgment based on intuition
A rule of thumb or mental shortcut that simplifies decision making
#11
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to remember past events as being more favorable than they actually were?
Negativity bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Availability bias
#12
What is the term for the cognitive bias where individuals believe they are less likely to experience a negative event compared to others?
Optimism bias
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
#13
In problem-solving, what does the term 'functional fixedness' refer to?
A cognitive bias that hinders the ability to think creatively about an object's uses
The tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered
A heuristic approach to decision making
The tendency to focus only on the negative aspects of a situation