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100

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?

100

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?

100

R

What is Relevance?

100

Where you should go if you need CS 100 help

What is CIS Sandbox?

100

The NBA Player who won Finals MVP in 2025 (this year)

Who is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?

200

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?

200

A manager gives more opportunities to employees from the same college

What is in-group bias?

200

P

What is Purpose?

200

Attached to Rhodes, you should go here if you are sick

What is the Health Center?

200

This is the capital of the Dominican Republic

What is Santo Domingo?

300

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?

300

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?

300

C

What is Currency?

300

Jennison 218, provides drop-in tutoring to all students

What is the Math Center?

300

The year Bentley moved from Boston to Waltham (+- 3 years)

What is 1968?

400

a systematic, irrational error in thinking that affects how people process information and make decisions

What is cognitive bias?

400

Court rulings that disfavor Black defendants systematically exemplify this type of bias

What is systemic or institutional bias?

400

What the first "A" stands for

What is Authority?

400

IT Help Desk is located here (building and floor)

What is the Bentley Library, Basement Floor (room 042)?

400

She voiced Rumi in KPop Demon Hunters

Who is Arden Cho?

500

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?

500

Preferring men over women in hiring decisions without being consciously aware of it exemplifies this type of bias

What is unconscious or implicit bias?

500

What the second "A" stands for

What is Accuracy?

500

What CLIC stands for

What is the Center for Languages and International Collaboration?

500

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?