Psychology socical

Priming can unconsciously influence our thoughts and behaviors.

• True

• False

overconfidence often leads to more accurate decisions.

• True

• False

Confirmations bias refers to our tendency to seek out and remember information that confirms our pre-existing beliefs.

• True

• False

Counterfactual thinking involves imagining alternative outcomes to events that have already occurred.

• True

• False

The misinformation effect suggests that people's memories can be altered by misleading post-event information.

• True

• False

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences upon other’s behaviour.

• True

• False

What is the main idea behind intuitive judgements?

• They are quick, automatic judgements.

• They are always accurate.

• They are solely based on prior experiences.

• They are based on careful, analytical thinking.

Heuristics can be best described as:

• Overconfident judgements.

• Statistical tools used in psychological research.

• Unconscious biases that can't be changed.

• Mental shortcuts that help in decision-making.

Which phenomenon best represents a situation where people continue to believe in a concept even after evidence has disproven it?

• Belief perseverance

• Confirmation bias

• Illusory correlation

• Overconfidence

Attribution theory primarily focuses on

• How people interpret and make sense of social behaviors.

• How people are influenced by the presence of others.

• How stereotypes impact our decision-making.

• How moods affect our cognitive abilities.