HL - Technology and Thinking

When we tend to seek out information that supports our existing beliefs, which cognitive bias are we using?

• Optimism bias

• Confirmation bias

• Self-serving bias

• Publication bias

The key difference between "self concept" and "self esteem" is

• Self concept is based on emotion.

• Self esteem changes over time, but self concept remains the same.

• Self concept is the measure of our value in society.

• Self esteem is a judgement, whereas self concept is not.

Which of the following is not true of Social Comparison Theory?

• We all have the same need to compare ourselves to others.

• We appear to have an innate drive to have accurate self-evaluations.

• Comparing ourselves to others that are better off than we are can lead to negative feelings about oneself.

• Comparing ourselves to others that are worse off than we are can lead to negative feelings about oneself

According to the availability heuristic, we make decisions based on

• what something looks like.

• our first impression.

• our perception of how frequent or common something is.

• whether or not something fits with our existing schema.

The study by Chou and Edge (2014) is an example of

• A quasi-experiment.

• A correlational study

• A case study

• An observational study