Avoiding Cognitive Dissonance Using Cognitive Biases (VCE SSCE Psychology): Quizzes
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What date did the Seekers cult predict a flood would destroy large areas of Earth?
What date did the Seekers cult predict a flood would destroy large areas of Earth?
21 December 1954
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is cognitive dissonance?
Discomfort from conflicting beliefs/behaviors
Which three components make up the tri-component model of attitudes?
Which three components make up the tri-component model of attitudes?
Affective, behavioral, cognitive
Which factor increases the intensity of cognitive dissonance?
Which factor increases the intensity of cognitive dissonance?
More personal beliefs being challenged
What does actor-observer bias involve?
What does actor-observer bias involve?
Blaming external factors for own bad actions
What is anchoring bias?
What is anchoring bias?
Relying too heavily on first information
What does confirmation bias lead people to do?
What does confirmation bias lead people to do?
Seek info supporting existing beliefs
What is false-consensus bias?
What is false-consensus bias?
Overestimating how many share our views
What percentage of people exhibit optimism bias about most topics?
What percentage of people exhibit optimism bias about most topics?
80%
What characterizes the Dunning-Kruger effect?
What characterizes the Dunning-Kruger effect?
Low-ability people overestimate skills