PSY 202 Quiz 2

After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, " I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking, but I never would" What is Cyril experiencing? A) Bias blind spot B) Confirmation bias C) Faulty intuition D) Motivated thinking

A) Bias blind spot

Vanessa claims that she sleeps better when she falls asleep to music. She has a comparison group, because she has noticed that she does not listen to music every night, only when she remembers to plug in her iPod. She typically remembers to plug in her iPod on nights when she is able to finish studying earlier. What problem do you see in Vanessa's reasoning about sleeping better to music? A) Vanessa may be sleeping better because she is less distracted by studying/going to bed sooner. B) Vanessa's belief that she sleeps better with music is not falsifiable C_ Vanessa is biased because she sleeps in the same bed every night D) There is no problem with Vanessa's reasoning

A) Vanessa may be sleeping better because she is less distracted by studying/going to bed sooner.

Which of the following is a problem presented by the availability heuristic? A) We do not examine all of the evidence, only what we can quickly think of. B) We rely on the opinions of others rather than on our own opinions. C) It keeps us from examining our own experience D) We will never be right in our conclusions

A) We do not examine all of the evidence, only what we can quickly think of.

A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have: A) A reliable way to measure depressive symptoms B) A comparison group that did not receive the drug C) A hypothesis D) Psychotherapy to supplement the drug

B) A comparison group that did not receive the drug

Asking questions to get the answers we want is known as: A) Availability heuristic B) Cherry picking of evidence C) Confirmation bias D) Overconfidence

C) Confirmation bias

What does it mean that behavioral research is probabilistic? A) Conclusions drawn from behavioral research are probably true B) Behavioral research involves probability sampling C) Inferences drawn from behavioral research are not expected to explain all cases D) Behavioral research requires the calculation of probability estimates

C) Inferences drawn from behavioral research are not expected to explain all cases

James is asked about the best way to study for an exam. He responds that the best way to study is by making flash cards. He easily thinks of all the times he used flash cards and he made A's. However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he made A"s and did not sue flash cards and the times he used flash cards and did not do well. His faulty thinking is an example of? A) Cherry picking evidence B) Availability heuristic C) Present/Present bias D) Asking biased questions

C) Present/Present bias

Different factors that could account for significant results are called. A) Hypotheses B) Biases C) Predictions D) Confounds

D) Confounds