Question 1

In the hindsight bias,

Accepted Answer

A)  people rely too much on an anchor, and they fail to make appropriate adjustments. 
B)  the availability heuristic is more useful than the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  people believe that their foresight is more accurate than their hindsight. 
D)  people overestimate their accuracy for predicting past events. 
A)  people rely too much on an anchor, and they fail to make appropriate adjustments. 
B)  the availability heuristic is more useful than the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  people believe that their foresight is more accurate than their hindsight. 
D)  people overestimate their accuracy for predicting past events.

Question 2

Suppose that you are having a serious argument with a friend, and you are convinced that your own perspective is correct. According to the discussion in Chapter 12, this situation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  hindsight bias. 
B)  my-side bias. 
C)  the crystal-ball technique. 
D)  the conjunction rule. 
A)  hindsight bias. 
B)  my-side bias. 
C)  the crystal-ball technique. 
D)  the conjunction rule.

Question 3

Suppose that you are working as an industrial/organizational psychologist for a company. You've determined that the employees tend to be too confident about sales decisions that later turn out to be unwise. Remembering what you learned in your cognitive psychology course, your wisest decision would be to

Accepted Answer

A)  use the crystal-ball technique. 
B)  use the meta-analysis technique. 
C)  emphasize that the employees should try to find more information that confirms their beliefs, rather than disconfirming those beliefs. 
D)  emphasize that the employees need to review the principles of propositional calculus. 
A)  use the crystal-ball technique. 
B)  use the meta-analysis technique. 
C)  emphasize that the employees should try to find more information that confirms their beliefs, rather than disconfirming those beliefs. 
D)  emphasize that the employees need to review the principles of propositional calculus.

In the hindsight bias,

Suppose that you are having a serious argument with a friend, and you are convinced that your own perspective is correct. According to the discussion in Chapter 12, this situation is an example of

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In the hindsight bias,

Suppose that you are having a serious argument with a friend, and you are convinced that your own perspective is correct. According to the discussion in Chapter 12, this situation is an example of

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Visual and Auditory Recognition

Attention and Consciousness

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Strategies and Metacognition

Mental Imagery and Cognitive Maps

General Knowledge

Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension

Language Ii: Language Production and Bilingualism

Problem Solving and Creativity

Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan

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