Exam 7: The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Jumping out of your seat as a result of an unexpected scene in a movie is what type of thinking?

Thinking that is deliberate,reflective,and conscious is called

found that those students who scored lowest on tests of grammar and logic were _______ to overestimating their grammar and logic skills.

Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

Each semester you repeatedly underestimate how long it will take you to complete a research paper that is due at the end of the term.Your behavior is an example of the

When we are eager to seek information that verifies our beliefs but less inclined to seek evidence that might disprove our beliefs,the _______ has occurred.

Marcia thought that she would have enough time to write her paper after she bought groceries and cleaned the house,but she ran out of time.This is an example of

Thinking that is effortless,impulsive,and without awareness is called

Provide an example of the overconfidence phenomenon in the workplace.

Describe the strengths and the weaknesses of both controlled and automatic processing.

Sharon typically watches televised news stations that support her existing political beliefs.She is less inclined to watch the news on other stations,as it may disprove her preconceptions.Sharon's approach illustrates the

One reason people are overconfident is that they are not inclined to seek out information

Overconfidence remains after mistaken judgments due to the belief that

Your best friend is a master chess player,and has won numerous awards.When you play chess with her,you notice that she seems to be aware of strategies almost immediately after your move.Her awareness of these strategies reflects what type of thinking?

Your immediate recognition of your friends' face or her voice on the phone is an example of

According to the text,people in psychotherapy and self-improvement programs who showed only modest improvements claimed that they

The tendency to overestimate the accuracy of one's beliefs is called the

When trying to recall the definition of the fundamental attribution error during an exam,you think back to what the professor was wearing when he was talking about the fundamental attribution error in class.What type of thinking is this?

Your summer vacation was perhaps not an overwhelmingly positive event,but during the finals week of August,you remember it as being a fantastic time.This is an example of

You used to envy your brother because he was always so confident when talking to others.Yet the older you become,the more you realize that your brother is more often convinced of things rather than accurate about things.Your brother's behavior can be explained by the