WGU D265 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Principle of Charity - CORRECT ANSWER - we should choose the reconstructed
argument that gives the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias - CORRECT ANSWER - a tendency to search for information that
supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief - CORRECT ANSWER - An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our
instinctual responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
representitativeness heuristic - CORRECT ANSWER - A cognitive bias in which we
categorize a new situation based on the nearest prototype or experience in our mind.
anchoring bias - CORRECT ANSWER - a tendency to fixate on initial information, from
which one then fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information
selection bias - CORRECT ANSWER - When the sample we generalize from is too small
or is not representative of the larger target population
selective reporting - CORRECT ANSWER - Reporting the same data in different ways to
achieve different rhetorical goals.
availability bias - CORRECT ANSWER - items that are more readily available in memory
are judged as having occurred more frequently
ad hominem - CORRECT ANSWER - a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing
with the real issue in dispute
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Principle of Charity - CORRECT ANSWER - we should choose the reconstructed
argument that gives the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias - CORRECT ANSWER - a tendency to search for information that
supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief - CORRECT ANSWER - An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our
instinctual responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
representitativeness heuristic - CORRECT ANSWER - A cognitive bias in which we
categorize a new situation based on the nearest prototype or experience in our mind.
anchoring bias - CORRECT ANSWER - a tendency to fixate on initial information, from
which one then fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information
selection bias - CORRECT ANSWER - When the sample we generalize from is too small
or is not representative of the larger target population
selective reporting - CORRECT ANSWER - Reporting the same data in different ways to
achieve different rhetorical goals.
availability bias - CORRECT ANSWER - items that are more readily available in memory
are judged as having occurred more frequently
ad hominem - CORRECT ANSWER - a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing
with the real issue in dispute
