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TB1aChaptera01:aMultipleaChoice
1. Unconsciousagutafeelings,aor ,aprovide(s)aaasharpacontrastatoaexplicit,aconsciousareasoning.
a. theory
b. chance-basedaexplanation
c. commonasense
d. naturalisticaobservation
ANSWER:ac

2. Commonsenseathinkingahasaseveralaflaws.aWhichaofatheafollowingaisaNOTaoneaofathoseaflaws?
a. hindsightabias
b. overconfidence
c. scientificainquiry
d. perceivingapatternsainarandomaevents
ANSWER:ac

3. Theahindsightabiasarefersatoapeople'satendencyato
a. dismissatheavalueaofaskepticism.
b. rejectaanyaideasathatacan'tabeascientificallyatested.
c. exaggerateatheiraabilityatoahaveaforeseenaanaoutcome.
d. overestimateatheaextentatoawhichaothersashareatheiraopinions.
ANSWER:ac

4. Francisaisatalkingatoaherahusbandaaboutatheirason,aMarcus,awhoaisainatheatenthagrade.aMarcusaseemsatoahaveacha
ngedadramatically.aHeahasafoundaaanewagroupaofafriends,aheastaysaoutapastacurfew,aandaheahasabeenacaughtasmoki
ngamarijuana.aAlso,ahisagradesahaveadroppedasignificantly.aFrancis'ahusbandaremarks,a"Ofacourse!aBadaassociati
onsaspoilausefulahabits."aThisabestademonstrates
a. hindsightabias.
b. overconfidence.
c. scientificainquiry.
d. perceivingapatternsainarandomaevents.
ANSWER:aa

5. Aasenseaofahumilityaregardingatheaaccuracyaofaouracommonsenseathinkingaisamostalikelyatoabeaunderminedaby
a. hindsightabias.
b. correlationalaevidence.
c. randomaassignment.
d. operationaladefinitions.
ANSWER:aa

6. Theaperceptionathatapsychologicalaresearchafindingsamerelyaverifyaouracommonsenseaunderstandingaisamostacl
earlyafacilitatedaby
a. randomaassignment.
b. hindsightabias.
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TB1aChaptera01:aMultipleaChoice
c. operationaladefinitions.
d. theaplaceboaeffect.
ANSWER:ab

7. Stevenaseesaaagroupaofateenagersawalkingadownatheastreetatowardahim.aTheyaareaallawearingajeansawithaholesaina
them,ablackaT-
shirtsawithabandalogosaonatheafront,aandahaveaspiked,acolorfulahair.aHeathinks,a"Birdsaofaaafeatheraflockatogether."a
Thisademonstrates
a. hindsightabias.
b. overconfidence.
c. scientificainquiry.
d. perceivingapatternsainarandomaevents.
ANSWER:aa

8. Givingahalfatheamembersaofaaagroupasomeapurportedapsychologicalafindingaandatheaotherahalfaanaoppositeafi
ndingaisaanaeasyawayatoademonstrateatheaimpactaof
a. theaplaceboaeffect.
b. confoundingavariables.
c. hindsightabias.
d. theadouble-blindaprocedure.
ANSWER:ac

9. JohnaJacobsatoldaoneagroupaofapeopleathatasmokingamarijuanaahasabeenafoundatoaincreaseasexualadesire.aHeainfo
rmedaanotheragroupathatasmokingamarijuanaahasabeenafoundatoareduceasexualaappetite.aTheafactathataneitheragroupa
wasasurprisedabyatheainformationatheyareceivedabestaillustratesatheapoweraof
a. cause-effectaconclusions.
b. hindsightabias.
c. replication.
d. theaplaceboaeffect.
ANSWER:ab

10. Severalaweeksaafteraaapoliticalaelection,avotersaoftenaexaggerateatheiraabilityatoahaveapredictedatheaelectionao
utcome.aThisabestaillustrates
a. theaplaceboaeffect.
b. randomaassignment.
c. wordingaeffects.
d. hindsightabias.
ANSWER:ad

11. IrwinaMoore'sabankerahasainformedahimathatahisabankaaccountaisaoverdrawn.aWhenaIrwinatellsahisawife,asheaan
grilyaresponds,a"Iacouldahaveatoldayouathatayouashouldn'tahaveaputaaadownapaymentaonaaanewacar!"aHeracommenta
bestaillustrates
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TB1aChaptera01:aMultipleaChoice
b. debriefing.
c. theaplaceboaeffect.
d. replication.
ANSWER:aa

12. Formulatingatestableapredictionsabeforeaconductingaresearchaisamostadirectlyausefulaforarestrainingaaathinkingaer
roraknownaas
a. randomasampling.
b. hindsightabias.
c. theaplaceboaeffect.
d. randomaassignment.
ANSWER:ab

13. a describes,aafteratheafact,awhatahasahappenedabetterathanaitapredictsawhatawillahappen.
a. Theory
b. Chance-basedaexplanation
c. Commonasense
d. Naturalisticaobservation
ANSWER:ac

14. Ouratendencyatoabelieveaweaknowamoreathanaweadoabestaillustrates
a. naturalisticaobservation.
b. theaplaceboaeffect.
c. overconfidence.
d. randomaassignment.
ANSWER:ac

15. AmericanaShellyawasacertainathatasheawouldaneveramarryasomeoneafromaanotheracountry.aHowever,awhenash
eametaFrenchmanaPierre,asheafellainaloveaandadecidedatoamarryahim.aShelly'saexperienceabestaillustrates
a. hindsightabias.
b. randomaassignment.
c. theaplaceboaeffect.
d. overconfidence.
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16. Researchahasashownathataaboutatwoapercentaofapeopleaareaableatoaaccuratelyapredictasocialabehavior.
PsychologistaPhilipaTetlocka(withaDanaGardner)ahasareferredatoatheseasuccessfulapredictorsaas
a. overconfident.
b. victimsaofahindsightabias.
c. criticalathinkers.
d. superforecasters.
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