A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence.
AP Psychology Cognition

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John Robinson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
mental set
confirmation bias
functional fixedness
fixation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited.
overconfidence
misinformation effect
confirmation bias
belief perseverance
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; if instances come readily to mind, we presume such events are common.
availability heuristic
representativeness heuristic
functional fixedness
mental set
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease with age, especially during late adulthood.
fluid intelligence
crystallized intelligence
mental set
amnesia
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
JoAnn is told that her history teacher will be mean, rule focused, and quite loud. When she arrives to class on the first day JoAnn is somewhat surprised to discover her teacher is a woman. Most likely JoAnn applied ____ in her vision of her new teacher.
the representativeness heuristic
overconfidence Bias
confirmation bias
framing effect
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The mental process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.
A) Perception
B) Sensation
C) Cognition
D) Memory
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people is known as a:
A) Schema
B) Concept
C) Prototype
D) Heuristic
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