78 Questions
What is another term for Fundamental Attribution Error?
Over-attribution bias
Which phenomenon describes the tendency of individuals in a group to move towards extreme positions after discussion?
Group polarization
What is the key difference between Illusion of control and Illusion of transparency?
Overestimation of control vs. Overestimation of transparency
What defines a Hypothesis?
A potential explanation to be tested
Which strategy involves making a large request that is likely to be rejected before making a smaller request?
Door-in-the-face technique
What is the colloquial term for the psychological phenomenon where people overestimate their ability to predict an event after it has occurred?
Hindsight bias
Which term refers to a tentative statement proposing a possible relationship between variables, subject to testing and verification?
Hypothesis
In hypothesis testing, which type of hypothesis deals with the relationship between one independent and one dependent variable?
Simple hypothesis
What term describes the belief that individuals have more control over events than they actually do?
Illusion of control
Which psychological phenomenon best aligns with the statement 'I knew it all along'?
Hindsight bias
Which phenomenon is described as the tendency to overlook coping strategies and aspects of the psychological immune system that can reduce future distress?
Immune neglect
According to Wilson and Gilbert (2003), what strategies are included in the psychological immune system?
Rationalizing and discounting
What do Gilbert and Wilson refer to as immune neglect?
Ignoring the power of the psychological immune system
Which phenomenon is described as the tendency to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotional responses to future events?
Impact Bias
How does Impact Bias potentially affect decision-making according to the text?
It may lead individuals to avoid beneficial actions due to overestimated negative emotional consequences
What is the phenomenon where people attribute the behavior of others to their character but attribute their own behavior to external factors?
Fundamental attribution error
What is the theory that suggests groups will make more extreme decisions after interacting with each other?
Group polarization
What is the phenomenon where people believe they have a greater level of control over situations than they actually do?
Illusion of control
What is the phenomenon where people have the tendency to perceive events as more predictable after they have occurred?
Hindsight bias
What is the proposition that people will most likely be attracted to someone of a similar level of desirability to their own?
Matching Hypothesis
What term describes the tendency to overestimate the degree to which the actions and behaviors of others are due to innate personality traits rather than external factors?
Fundamental Attribution Error
Which bias involves the inclination to perceive events as having been more predictable after they have already occurred?
Hindsight Bias
What term describes the false belief that one has control or influence over external events that are primarily determined by chance?
Illusion of Control
In which scenario might Group Polarization be observed?
A community making a decision that leads to a more extreme position than the initial inclination of its members
Which term refers to a tentative explanation for an observation or phenomenon that can be tested through research?
Hypothesis
What cognitive bias causes people to overestimate the degree to which their thoughts and emotions are apparent to others?
Illusion of transparency
Which cognitive bias involves observing a relationship between two variables when there isn't one in reality?
Illusory correlation
Which cognitive bias causes people to feel like they can influence random chance events, like wearing a lucky jersey to affect a football game's outcome?
Illusion of control
What phenomenon leads individuals to believe that their nervousness during public speaking is more noticeable to the audience than it actually is?
Illusion of transparency
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to believe that one's emotional distress is more apparent to others than it really is?
Illusion of transparency
What is the term that describes the human tendency to see oneself as the opposite of the person with whom they are having a conflict?
Mirror-Image Perception
In discrimination, what is it called when an individual is treated unfairly based on their characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation?
Discriminatory Behavior
What principle in advertising states that repeated exposure to a commercial increases liking of the product, leading to increased sales?
Exposure Effect
Which concept describes the unfair treatment of people or groups based on certain characteristics, as seen in denying acceptance to a group based on race?
Discrimination
What phenomenon explains the tendency of individuals in a group to adopt more extreme positions after discussions within the group?
Group Polarization
Which term is used to describe the human tendency to attribute outcomes to their own control even when they are not responsible for those outcomes?
Illusion of Control
What is defined as an unfounded belief that one knew the outcome of an event after it occurred?
Hindsight Bias
In psychological research, what is a testable prediction about the relationship between two or more variables called?
Hypothesis
What cognitive bias leads individuals to attribute others' behaviors to internal characteristics while overlooking situational factors?
Fundamental Attribution Error
What cognitive bias causes individuals to believe that their internal experiences are more visible to others than they actually are?
Illusion of Transparency
Which phenomenon involves the tendency to believe that one can influence random chance events, like wearing a lucky jersey to affect a football game's outcome?
Illusion of Control
In psychology, what is the term for the false belief that one has control or influence over external events primarily determined by chance?
Illusory Correlation
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overlook strategies that can reduce future distress, as stated by Gilbert and Wilson (2003)?
Impact Bias
What psychological phenomenon, according to Sheldon (1999), causes people to overestimate the degree their thoughts and emotions are apparent to others?
Illusion of Transparency
What is the term for the phenomenon where people overlook coping strategies and aspects of the psychological immune system that can reduce future distress?
Immune neglect
Which cognitive bias leads individuals to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotional responses to future events?
Impact bias
Which cognitive bias involves observing a relationship between two variables when there isn't one in reality?
Illusory correlation
Which cognitive bias causes people to feel like they can influence random chance events, like wearing a lucky jersey to affect a football game's outcome?
Illusion of control
What is the cognitive bias that involves the tendency to believe that one's emotional distress is more apparent to others than it really is?
Illusion of transparency
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overestimate one's ability to control external events primarily determined by chance?
Illusion of Control
Which cognitive bias involves the belief that one's emotional distress is more apparent to others than it really is?
Illusion of Transparency
Which cognitive bias involves observing a relationship between two variables when there is none in reality?
Illusory Correlation
Which cognitive bias refers to the tendency to overlook coping strategies and aspects of the psychological immune system that can reduce future distress?
Immune Neglect
Which cognitive bias describes the tendency to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotional responses to future events?
Impact Bias
What is the term for the tendency to believe that one's emotional distress is more apparent to others than it really is?
Illusion of transparency
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to overlook coping strategies and aspects of the psychological immune system that can reduce future distress?
Immune neglect
What cognitive bias causes people to overestimate the degree to which their thoughts and emotions are apparent to others?
Illusion of transparency
Which cognitive bias involves observing a relationship between two variables when there isn't one in reality?
Illusory correlation
What term describes the tendency to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotional responses to future events?
Impact bias
Which phenomenon describes the tendency of individuals to overestimate their ability to predict future events?
Impact bias
Which cognitive bias involves the inclination to perceive events as having been more predictable after they have already occurred?
Illusion of control
Which psychological phenomenon best aligns with the statement 'I knew it all along'?
Immune neglect
What cognitive bias causes people to overestimate the degree to which their thoughts and emotions are apparent to others?
Illusion of transparency
Which phenomenon is described as the tendency to observe a relationship between two variables when there isn't one in reality?
Illusory correlation
What phenomenon refers to the tendency of individuals to overestimate their ability to control situations that are actually determined by chance?
Illusion of transparency
Which cognitive bias involves mistakenly perceiving a relationship between two variables when none actually exists?
Illusory correlation
What concept describes the phenomenon where individuals fail to consider coping strategies when predicting their emotional reactions to future events?
Immune neglect
In psychological terms, what is the common misperception that leads individuals to believe their emotions are more apparent to others than they actually are?
Illusion of transparency
Which bias involves the tendency to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotional reactions to future events?
Impact bias
What term describes the false belief that one has more control over external events than they actually do?
Perceived Control Fallacy
Which cognitive bias involves the tendency to think that others can perceive one's emotions and thoughts more clearly than they actually can?
Illusion of Transparency
In psychology, what do Gilbert and Wilson (2003) refer to as 'immune neglect'?
Overlooking Strategies for Reducing Distress
What psychological phenomenon leads individuals to believe that their nervousness or emotional distress is more apparent to others than it actually is?
Transparency Illusion
Which term describes the theory that suggests groups tend to make more extreme decisions after interacting with each other?
Group Polarization Phenomenon
What cognitive bias involves perceiving a relationship between two variables when none actually exists?
Illusory Correlation
'Impact Bias' potentially affects decision-making by:
Overestimating the Duration of Emotional Reactions
'Immune Neglect' according to Wilson and Gilbert (2003) refers to:
Overlooking Strategies for Reducing Distress
Which cognitive bias causes individuals in a group to adopt more extreme positions after discussion?
Group Polarization Phenomenon
Learn key terms in social psychology such as fundamental attribution error, hypotheses types, illusion of control, illusion of transparency, informed consent, and door-in-the-face technique. This quiz covers crucial concepts presented by a psychiatric nursing group.
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