Bias
People say "dropping out of college is fine - look at Mark Zuckerberg!" without remembering the thousands who dropped out and didn't become billionaires.
What is survivorship bias?
Assuming an athlete won't do well in class, or assuming a woman won't be good at math as a man
What is stereotyping?
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What is Relevance?
Where you should go if you need CS 100 help
What is CIS Sandbox?
The NBA Player who won Finals MVP in 2025 (this year)
Who is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
If a shirt is listed at $100 but "on sale" for $60, we think it's a bargain - even if $60 is still overpriced - because we stuck on $100.
What is anchoring?
A manager gives more opportunities to employees from the same college
What is in-group bias?
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What is Purpose?
Attached to Rhodes, you should go here if you are sick
What is the Health Center?
This is the capital of the Dominican Republic
What is Santo Domingo?
After the Yankees lose, fans say, "I knew Aaron Judge doesn't perform in the playoffs," even though they were leading into the 9th inning.
What is hindsight bias?
You think energy drinks help you study, so you only notice stories and studies that say they improve focus, while dismissing any that show health risks.
What is confirmation bias?
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What is Currency?
Jennison 218, provides drop-in tutoring to all students
What is the Math Center?
The year Bentley moved from Boston to Waltham (+- 3 years)
What is 1968?
a systematic, irrational error in thinking that affects how people process information and make decisions
What is cognitive bias?
Court rulings that disfavor Black defendants systematically exemplify this type of bias
What is systemic or institutional bias?
What the first "A" stands for
What is Authority?
IT Help Desk is located here (building and floor)
What is the Bentley Library, Basement Floor (room 042)?
She voiced Rumi in KPop Demon Hunters
Who is Arden Cho?
A manager believes a certain employee is highly competent. When the employee makes mistakes, the manager dismisses them as “one-offs,” but when the employee succeeds, the manager takes it as proof of competence.
What is a bias toward a certain type of erroneous judgment?
Preferring men over women in hiring decisions without being consciously aware of it exemplifies this type of bias
What is unconscious or implicit bias?
What the second "A" stands for
What is Accuracy?
What CLIC stands for
What is the Center for Languages and International Collaboration?
This moon of Saturn, discovered in 1671, has a thick nitrogen-rich atmosphere and is larger in diameter than the planet Mercury.
What is Titan?