Question 1

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Power Differential Heuristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  "There are a couple of city cops across the street on foot patrol. Just a couple more bullies in blue uniforms looking to roust some poor homeless dude or bust a couple of brown or black kids with a trumped up drug possession charge." 
B)  "It's one thing for us to serve and protect. That's our oath as police officers. But, hey, when you're out on the streets you got to protect yourself. I mean, it's a combat zone out there. We got stick together, cover each other's six. You know what I mean." 
C)  "When I was just going off to college I used to talk with my Dad about politics. He said the best approach was always to be conservative. So that's what I am." 
D)  "There was a time when I thought that the reason you didn't do your fair share of the housework was because you did not realize that I was your partner, not your mother. But now that you occasionally do the shopping, the laundry, and help with the dinner dishes I realize that you must not think I'm your mother but your maid instead." 
E)  "We did everything right. Everything! It was a useful product. Well designed and well built. We used an outstanding marketing approach. It is just that nobody wanted to buy it. That's not our fault. Nobody can predict what the public will like. The market just was not ready for what we were offering. Nothing we could do about that." 
A)  "There are a couple of city cops across the street on foot patrol. Just a couple more bullies in blue uniforms looking to roust some poor homeless dude or bust a couple of brown or black kids with a trumped up drug possession charge." 
B)  "It's one thing for us to serve and protect. That's our oath as police officers. But, hey, when you're out on the streets you got to protect yourself. I mean, it's a combat zone out there. We got stick together, cover each other's six. You know what I mean." 
C)  "When I was just going off to college I used to talk with my Dad about politics. He said the best approach was always to be conservative. So that's what I am." 
D)  "There was a time when I thought that the reason you didn't do your fair share of the housework was because you did not realize that I was your partner, not your mother. But now that you occasionally do the shopping, the laundry, and help with the dinner dishes I realize that you must not think I'm your mother but your maid instead." 
E)  "We did everything right. Everything! It was a useful product. Well designed and well built. We used an outstanding marketing approach. It is just that nobody wanted to buy it. That's not our fault. Nobody can predict what the public will like. The market just was not ready for what we were offering. Nothing we could do about that." C

Question 2

Heuristic thinking is the tendency, which is at times quite useful, of relying on highly efficient and generally reliable ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive shortcuts when reaching a decision 
B)  experts to provide reliable guidance 
C)  arguments to demonstrate which option is superior 
D)  sets of written rules to describe the correct approach 
A)  cognitive shortcuts when reaching a decision 
B)  experts to provide reliable guidance 
C)  arguments to demonstrate which option is superior 
D)  sets of written rules to describe the correct approach A

Question 3

Critical thinking is self-regulated System-1 thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Elimination by Aspect Heuristic?

Accepted Answer

Failure to give due

Question 5

What is the definition of System-1 Thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  reactive thinking that relies heavily on situational cues, salient memories, and heuristic shortcuts to arrive quickly and confidently at judgments 
B)  reflective critical thinking that is useful for judgments in unfamiliar situations, for processing abstract concepts, and for deliberating when there is time for more comprehensive consideration 
C)  reactive thinking that is useful for recalling salient memories and fully supports heuristic thinking at its highest level 
D)  reflective thinking that relies heavily on preconceived notions and is helpful for executing well-trained responses to expected problems 
A)  reactive thinking that relies heavily on situational cues, salient memories, and heuristic shortcuts to arrive quickly and confidently at judgments 
B)  reflective critical thinking that is useful for judgments in unfamiliar situations, for processing abstract concepts, and for deliberating when there is time for more comprehensive consideration 
C)  reactive thinking that is useful for recalling salient memories and fully supports heuristic thinking at its highest level 
D)  reflective thinking that relies heavily on preconceived notions and is helpful for executing well-trained responses to expected problems

Question 6

The________ heuristic is the tendency simplifying decisions by treating remote probabilities as if they were not even possibilities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The________ heuristic is the tendency simplifying decisions...

Question 7

The tendency to reactively accept without question an opinion expressed by a superior authority is called the ________ heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A)  power differential 
B)  illusion of control 
C)  optimistic bias 
D)  anchoring with adjustment 
A)  power differential 
B)  illusion of control 
C)  optimistic bias 
D)  anchoring with adjustment

Question 8

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Association Heuristic?

Accepted Answer

Jumping from one idea to the n

Question 9

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Satisficing Heuristic?

Accepted Answer

Underestimation of h

Question 10

Describe the risks and benefits of the natural human tendency to be risk or loss averse.

Accepted Answer

Research demonstrates that most humans a

Question 11

Which of these dichotomies best characterizes the relationship between System-1 and System-2 thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Head vs. Heart 
B)  Emotion vs. Reason 
C)  Warm vs. Cold 
D)  Feeling vs. Judgment 
E)  Reactive vs. Reflective 
A)  Head vs. Heart 
B)  Emotion vs. Reason 
C)  Warm vs. Cold 
D)  Feeling vs. Judgment 
E)  Reactive vs. Reflective

Question 12

What is the definition of System-2 Thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  reactive thinking that relies heavily on situational cues, salient memories, and heuristic shortcuts to arrive quickly and confidently at judgments 
B)  reactive thinking that is useful for recalling salient memories and fully supports heuristic thinking at its highest level 
C)  reflective critical thinking that is useful for judgments in unfamiliar situations, for processing abstract concepts, and for deliberating when there is time for more comprehensive consideration 
D)  reflective thinking that relies heavily on preconceived notions and is helpful for executing well-trained responses to expected problems 
A)  reactive thinking that relies heavily on situational cues, salient memories, and heuristic shortcuts to arrive quickly and confidently at judgments 
B)  reactive thinking that is useful for recalling salient memories and fully supports heuristic thinking at its highest level 
C)  reflective critical thinking that is useful for judgments in unfamiliar situations, for processing abstract concepts, and for deliberating when there is time for more comprehensive consideration 
D)  reflective thinking that relies heavily on preconceived notions and is helpful for executing well-trained responses to expected problems

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of the System-1 decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is useful for deliberating when there is time for planning. 
B)  It is reflective, analytical, and procedural. 
C)  It is always correct. 
D)  It is quick and reactive. 
A)  It is useful for deliberating when there is time for planning. 
B)  It is reflective, analytical, and procedural. 
C)  It is always correct. 
D)  It is quick and reactive.

Question 14

Because it is considered more useful for addressing novel and complex problems in a reflective and methodical way, System-2 is the mode of reasoned, informed, and thoughtful problem solving and decision making that a broad undergraduate liberal arts and sciences education cultivates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Representation Heuristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Brandon is a huge fan of the San Francisco Giants. If he sees anything at all with the SF Giant's logo on it, a shirt, a coffee cup, a banner, you know Brandon is going to want to buy it." 
B)  "There is always another way to tweak the artwork this way or that. But we have to get the marketing materials to the conference soon. So I say that the design is good to go." 
C)  "I never get a flu shot. When I was a kid I had a terrible infection and the doctor gave me a hypo of penicillin right in the butt. Wow did that hurt!" 
D)  "This year two of the people in our office died. One was hit by a drunk driver last summer when he was out biking, and the other had a fatal heart attack while shoveling snow. We all worked in the same office, reported to the same boss, and both of them were about my age. Makes me not want to do anything that is physically exerting." 
E)  "The prosecuting attorney pointed at the accused and said, 'For a man like him, raised in his religious culture, it is a huge dishonor if a wife is not totally subservient to her husband. That is how we know that the defendant is guilty of murder. I say that he is the one who beat his wife to death. His motive was that he thought she had somehow dishonored him." 
A)  "Brandon is a huge fan of the San Francisco Giants. If he sees anything at all with the SF Giant's logo on it, a shirt, a coffee cup, a banner, you know Brandon is going to want to buy it." 
B)  "There is always another way to tweak the artwork this way or that. But we have to get the marketing materials to the conference soon. So I say that the design is good to go." 
C)  "I never get a flu shot. When I was a kid I had a terrible infection and the doctor gave me a hypo of penicillin right in the butt. Wow did that hurt!" 
D)  "This year two of the people in our office died. One was hit by a drunk driver last summer when he was out biking, and the other had a fatal heart attack while shoveling snow. We all worked in the same office, reported to the same boss, and both of them were about my age. Makes me not want to do anything that is physically exerting." 
E)  "The prosecuting attorney pointed at the accused and said, 'For a man like him, raised in his religious culture, it is a huge dishonor if a wife is not totally subservient to her husband. That is how we know that the defendant is guilty of murder. I say that he is the one who beat his wife to death. His motive was that he thought she had somehow dishonored him."

Question 16

On a chilly winter day Michael was walking by a kiosk that sold vacation packages to the Bahamas. There were pictures of sunny skies and beautiful beaches. He imagined himself on those warm and inviting beaches. The next thing he knew, he had purchased a five-night cruise ticket to Bahamas for a mid-winter getaway. Which of the following heuristics triggered Michael's decision to buy the ticket?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Us vs. Them" 
B)  simulation 
C)  availability 
D)  power differential 
A)  "Us vs. Them" 
B)  simulation 
C)  availability 
D)  power differential

Question 17

Define the term heuristic thinking.

Accepted Answer

Heuristic thinking is the tend

Question 18

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Anchoring with Adjustment?

Accepted Answer

A)  "There are a couple of city cops across the street on foot patrol. Just a couple more bullies in blue uniforms looking to roust some poor homeless dude or bust a couple of brown or black kids with a trumped up drug possession charge." 
B)  "It's one thing for us to serve and protect. That's our oath as police officers. But, hey, when you're out on the streets you got to protect yourself. I mean, it's a combat zone out there. We got stick together, cover each other's six. You know what I mean." 
C)  "When I was just going off to college I used to talk with my Dad about politics. He said the best approach was always to be conservative. So that's what I am." 
D)  "There was a time when I thought that the reason you didn't do your fair share of the housework was because you did not realize that I was your partner, not your mother. But now that you occasionally do the shopping, the laundry, and help with the dinner dishes I realize that you must not think I'm your mother but your maid instead." 
E)  "We did everything right. Everything! It was a useful product. Well designed and well built. We used an outstanding marketing approach. It is just that nobody wanted to buy it. That's not our fault. Nobody can predict what the public will like. The market just was not ready for what we were offering. Nothing we could do about that." 
A)  "There are a couple of city cops across the street on foot patrol. Just a couple more bullies in blue uniforms looking to roust some poor homeless dude or bust a couple of brown or black kids with a trumped up drug possession charge." 
B)  "It's one thing for us to serve and protect. That's our oath as police officers. But, hey, when you're out on the streets you got to protect yourself. I mean, it's a combat zone out there. We got stick together, cover each other's six. You know what I mean." 
C)  "When I was just going off to college I used to talk with my Dad about politics. He said the best approach was always to be conservative. So that's what I am." 
D)  "There was a time when I thought that the reason you didn't do your fair share of the housework was because you did not realize that I was your partner, not your mother. But now that you occasionally do the shopping, the laundry, and help with the dinner dishes I realize that you must not think I'm your mother but your maid instead." 
E)  "We did everything right. Everything! It was a useful product. Well designed and well built. We used an outstanding marketing approach. It is just that nobody wanted to buy it. That's not our fault. Nobody can predict what the public will like. The market just was not ready for what we were offering. Nothing we could do about that."

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of System-1 thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  reactive 
B)  analytical 
C)  deliberative 
D)  procedural 
A)  reactive 
B)  analytical 
C)  deliberative 
D)  procedural

Question 20

Describe the representation heuristic.

Accepted Answer

The representation heuristic involves ma

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Power Differential Heuristic?

Heuristic thinking is the tendency, which is at times quite useful, of relying on highly efficient and generally reliable ________.

Critical thinking is self-regulated System-1 thinking.

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Elimination by Aspect Heuristic?

What is the definition of System-1 Thinking?

The________ heuristic is the tendency simplifying decisions by treating remote probabilities as if they were not even possibilities.

The tendency to reactively accept without question an opinion expressed by a superior authority is called the ________ heuristic.

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Association Heuristic?

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Satisficing Heuristic?

Describe the risks and benefits of the natural human tendency to be risk or loss averse.

Which of these dichotomies best characterizes the relationship between System-1 and System-2 thinking?

What is the definition of System-2 Thinking?

Which of the following statements is true of the System-1 decision making?

Because it is considered more useful for addressing novel and complex problems in a reflective and methodical way, System-2 is the mode of reasoned, informed, and thoughtful problem solving and decision making that a broad undergraduate liberal arts and sciences education cultivates.

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Representation Heuristic?

Define the term heuristic thinking.

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Anchoring with Adjustment?

Which of the following is a characteristic of System-1 thinking?

Describe the representation heuristic.

The Power of Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Mindset and Skills

Solve Problems and Succeed in College

Clarify Ideas and Concepts

Analyze Arguments and Diagram Decisions

Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources

Evaluate Arguments: Four Basic Tests

Valid Inferences

Warranted Inferences

Reflective Decision Making

Comparative Reasoning

Ideological Reasoning

Empirical Reasoning

Write Sound and Effective Arguments

Ethical Decision Making

The Logic of Declarative Statements

Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences

Critical Thinking in the Natural Sciences

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Exam 10: Snap Judgments:risks and Benefits of Heuristic Thinking

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Power Differential Heuristic?

Heuristic thinking is the tendency, which is at times quite useful, of relying on highly efficient and generally reliable ________.

Critical thinking is self-regulated System-1 thinking.

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Elimination by Aspect Heuristic?

What is the definition of System-1 Thinking?

The________ heuristic is the tendency simplifying decisions by treating remote probabilities as if they were not even possibilities.

The tendency to reactively accept without question an opinion expressed by a superior authority is called the ________ heuristic.

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Association Heuristic?

What possible error in judgment can come about by the misapplication of the Satisficing Heuristic?

Describe the risks and benefits of the natural human tendency to be risk or loss averse.

Which of these dichotomies best characterizes the relationship between System-1 and System-2 thinking?

What is the definition of System-2 Thinking?

Which of the following statements is true of the System-1 decision making?

Because it is considered more useful for addressing novel and complex problems in a reflective and methodical way, System-2 is the mode of reasoned, informed, and thoughtful problem solving and decision making that a broad undergraduate liberal arts and sciences education cultivates.

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Representation Heuristic?

Define the term heuristic thinking.

Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Anchoring with Adjustment?

Which of the following is a characteristic of System-1 thinking?

Describe the representation heuristic.

The Power of Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Mindset and Skills

Solve Problems and Succeed in College

Clarify Ideas and Concepts

Analyze Arguments and Diagram Decisions

Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources

Evaluate Arguments: Four Basic Tests

Valid Inferences

Warranted Inferences

Reflective Decision Making

Comparative Reasoning

Ideological Reasoning

Empirical Reasoning

Write Sound and Effective Arguments

Ethical Decision Making

The Logic of Declarative Statements

Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences

Critical Thinking in the Natural Sciences

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