Cognitive Psychology Chapter 13 Quiz

The relative proportions of different classes in a population.

The tendency to think a syllogism is valid if its conclusion is believable.

<p>A syllogism where premises and conclusion describe relationships between categories using statements starting with All, No, or Some.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A syllogism with an 'If...then' statement as the first premise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency to look for information that confirms our hypothesis while overlooking contradictory information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The probability of the conjunction of two events cannot be higher than the probability of either event alone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reasoning involving syllogisms where conclusions logically follow from premises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The idea that there are two mental systems, one fast and intuitive, the other slow and deliberate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emotion that a person predicts they will feel based on a decision's outcome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The principle that to test a rule, one must look for situations that could falsify it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The influence of how choices are presented on decision making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A rule of thumb that offers a best-guess solution to a problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A perceived correlation between two events that does not actually exist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emotions not directly caused by the act of decision making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reasoning where conclusions are drawn from evidence, suggesting probability rather than certainty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Larger samples drawn from a population are more representative of that population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A specific situation represented in a person's mind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Confirmation bias where individuals test hypotheses biased toward their opinions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An approach that combines psychology, neuroscience, and economics to study decision making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process requiring a person to actively choose a course of action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A reasoning framework that states if a person meets condition A, they can perform action B.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The initial statements that lead to a conclusion in a syllogism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves cognitive processes that lead to conclusions beyond given information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A judgment of probability based on how much an event resembles a category.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency to make decisions that avoid risk.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency to do nothing when faced with making a decision.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An oversimplified generalization about a group, often focusing on negative traits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A game where a proposer splits money with a responder, who can accept or reject the offer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A conditional reasoning task involving four cards to study reasoning mechanisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because we make predictions based on observations of past events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Judgments where easily remembered events are seen as more probable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both are linked to the availability heuristic, making specific relationships more available.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Judgments are made based on how much one event resembles another event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency for individuals to evaluate evidence biased toward their views.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency to search for information that supports a hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The idea that people are rational and aim for beneficial outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process requiring a person to take action to avoid something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A decision-making strategy involving taking risks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inductive Reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers