Confirmation Bias

Confirmation Bias

12th Grade

25 Qs

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Confirmation Bias

Confirmation Bias

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

John Robinson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is confirmation bias?

A tendency to search for information that confirms one's preconceptions

A method of scientific inquiry

A type of logical reasoning

A form of artistic expression.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Confirmation bias often occurs in which of the following contexts?

News and online information

Mathematical calculations

Artistic performances

Historical research

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify a strategy for challenging confirmation bias: ________.

Seeking out opposing viewpoints

Ignoring all information

Only reading headlines

Trusting first impressions

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ (a)   is when a person searches for information that confirms one’s preconception while ignoring evidence that contradicts it

Confirmation bias

Observer bias

Hindsight bias

Attribution bias

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ ​ (a)   involves a person seeking out information and emphasizing information that supports their preconceived ideas, while ​ (b)   involves outright rejecting information that disproves one's preconceived ideas​

Confirmation Bias

Belief Perseverance

Self-Serving Bias

Experimenter Bias

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Confirmation bias is a tendency to interpret information in a way that ______ what we already believe.

contradicts

affirms

ignores

changes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the first step in addressing confirmation bias according to the material?

Consider

Recognize

Research

Reflect

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