Question 1

_______ involves evaluation of a conclusion based solely on given information.

Accepted Answer

A) Decision making 
B) Problem solving 
C) Judgment 
D) Reasoning 
A) Decision making 
B) Problem solving 
C) Judgment 
D) Reasoning

Question 2

Suppose you had somebody guess how a sequence of 10 coin flips would play itself out (e.g. ,THTHHHTHHT).If people did this task,they would tend to ____ the number of alternations,due to their reliance on the ______ heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate;availability 
B) overestimate;representativeness 
C) underestimate;availability 
D) underestimate;representativeness 
A) overestimate;availability 
B) overestimate;representativeness 
C) underestimate;availability 
D) underestimate;representativeness

Question 3

The belief that after a run of bad luck a change is due to occur is called

Accepted Answer

A) superstition effect. 
B) gambler's fallacy. 
C) hot hand. 
D) an "in" with the gods. 
A) superstition effect. 
B) gambler's fallacy. 
C) hot hand. 
D) an "in" with the gods.

Question 4

Conditional reasoning

Accepted Answer

A) is a synonym for syllogistic reasoning. 
B) is a form of inductive reasoning. 
C) involves evaluating the validity of premises. 
D) features an if-then form. 
A) is a synonym for syllogistic reasoning. 
B) is a form of inductive reasoning. 
C) involves evaluating the validity of premises. 
D) features an if-then form.

Question 5

_____ refers to the processes involved in arriving at some conclusion under conditions of uncertainty and risk.

Accepted Answer

A) Decision making 
B) Problem solving 
C) Judgment 
D) Reasoning 
A) Decision making 
B) Problem solving 
C) Judgment 
D) Reasoning

Question 6

The notion that there are limits to our powers of reasoning,judgment,and decision making is called

Accepted Answer

A) deductive reasoning. 
B) inductive reasoning. 
C) bounded rationality. 
D) expected utility. 
A) deductive reasoning. 
B) inductive reasoning. 
C) bounded rationality. 
D) expected utility.

Question 7

When we make judgments,we often have to do so in the absence of information or computational skill.Because of this,we must often rely on

Accepted Answer

A) problem space. 
B) algorithms. 
C) heuristics. 
D) premises. 
A) problem space. 
B) algorithms. 
C) heuristics. 
D) premises.

Question 8

Vivid news reports that highlight the danger of serial killers,terrorist threats,and toxic substances in food may heighten public concern beyond a level that's reasonable due to

Accepted Answer

A) hindsight bias. 
B) the representativeness heuristic. 
C) an atmosphere effect. 
D) the availability heuristic. 
A) hindsight bias. 
B) the representativeness heuristic. 
C) an atmosphere effect. 
D) the availability heuristic.

Question 9

In a valid syllogism,

Accepted Answer

A) the conclusion follows from the premises. 
B) the premises are true. 
C) the conclusion is true. 
D) all of these answers are true. 
A) the conclusion follows from the premises. 
B) the premises are true. 
C) the conclusion is true. 
D) all of these answers are true.

Question 10

The book demonstration in which you lose $10 or a theater ticket and are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to purchase a second ticket,people who lose the ticket will be _______ likely to purchase the ticket because of

Accepted Answer

A) more;psychological accounting. 
B) more;expected utility. 
C) less;psychological accounting. 
D) less;expected utility. 
A) more;psychological accounting. 
B) more;expected utility. 
C) less;psychological accounting. 
D) less;expected utility.

_______ involves evaluation of a conclusion based solely on given information.

Suppose you had somebody guess how a sequence of 10 coin flips would play itself out (e.g. ,THTHHHTHHT).If people did this task,they would tend to the number of alternations,due to their reliance on the __ heuristic.

The belief that after a run of bad luck a change is due to occur is called

Conditional reasoning

_____ refers to the processes involved in arriving at some conclusion under conditions of uncertainty and risk.

The notion that there are limits to our powers of reasoning,judgment,and decision making is called

When we make judgments,we often have to do so in the absence of information or computational skill.Because of this,we must often rely on

Vivid news reports that highlight the danger of serial killers,terrorist threats,and toxic substances in food may heighten public concern beyond a level that's reasonable due to

In a valid syllogism,

The book demonstration in which you lose $10 or a theater ticket and are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to purchase a second ticket,people who lose the ticket will be _______ likely to purchase the ticket because of

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Problem Solving

Filters

Exam 11: Judgments and Decisions

_______ involves evaluation of a conclusion based solely on given information.

Suppose you had somebody guess how a sequence of 10 coin flips would play itself out (e.g. ,THTHHHTHHT).If people did this task,they would tend to ____ the number of alternations,due to their reliance on the ______ heuristic.

The belief that after a run of bad luck a change is due to occur is called

Conditional reasoning

_____ refers to the processes involved in arriving at some conclusion under conditions of uncertainty and risk.

The notion that there are limits to our powers of reasoning,judgment,and decision making is called

When we make judgments,we often have to do so in the absence of information or computational skill.Because of this,we must often rely on

Vivid news reports that highlight the danger of serial killers,terrorist threats,and toxic substances in food may heighten public concern beyond a level that's reasonable due to

In a valid syllogism,

The book demonstration in which you lose $10 or a theater ticket and are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to purchase a second ticket,people who lose the ticket will be _______ likely to purchase the ticket because of

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Problem Solving

Filters

Suppose you had somebody guess how a sequence of 10 coin flips would play itself out (e.g. ,THTHHHTHHT).If people did this task,they would tend to the number of alternations,due to their reliance on the __ heuristic.