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During the Black Friday sale at Walmart, there is a crowd crush stampede. Jenny sees a person near her being violently trampled, but she assumes someone else will do something to stop it, and she does not intervene.
In this situation, Jenny has allowed which bias to cloud her judgment?
What is the bystander effect?
Mary has received a few bad grades on her math quizzes lately. Despite being good at writing essays in English, she has convinced herself that she will flunk her upcoming essay-- and on top of that--she will flunk chemistry also!
Mary is exhibiting which bias?
What is a negativity bias?
Louis is a great offensive line assistant coordinator in football. However, he is scared to suggest changes to the special teams roster because all the other coaches are against it, so he silently agrees with the majority even when he has a better idea.
Louis is suffering from which bias?
What is groupthink bias?
Kehlani the singer consults with a psychic medium who informs her that her daughter is a paramour from a previous life.
If Kehlani believes the psychic who tells her some vague generalities, which bias does she commit?
What is the Barnum effect?
Jim has found a miracle supplement for sale at Costco in the pharmacy aisles. He takes it home and after one dose, feels miraculously better.
Which bias did Jim experience?
What is the placebo effect?
Ms. Shelley thinks the world is good and just because her classroom runs on norms of courtesy and kindness.
When Ms. Shelley is cut off in traffic and the driver screams obscenities at her, she's in for a rude awakening because of which biased outlook?
What is the just-world hypothesis?
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Bob has been an ardent fan of baseball for decades! However, Bob is recently angered by new rules such as a wider runner's lane, a new pitch clock, and larger bases.
If Bob feels like baseball was way better in the old days, and the news regulations have ruined the game, he suffers from which bias?
What is declinism?
Actor and musician Chet Hanks has been accused of being a "nepo baby" because he is the son of Tom Hanks (a famous actor in Forrest Gump).
If someone hires Chet ONLY because he is an insider who is "part of the industry," they commit which fallacy?
What is in-group bias?
Pauline has been on a losing streak with her bids on eBay. She can't snap out of a funk where she feels like ALL of her bids will lose, and she will never get that new stand mixer.
What bias does Pauline exhibit?
What is pessimism bias?
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Professor Sharp is a world-renowned expert in economics. However, on matters of improving his city's local economy, he seems to pause and hesitate while taking a lot of time to explain his ideas. His attitude is cautious about providing advice.
Which bias might cause Professor Sharp's cautious way of talking?
What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
A speculative nutrition coach nicknamed "Doping Desiree" only reads shady reports about the benefits of performance-enhancing drugs and supplements for her athletes. She refuses to read any other viewpoints on doping that discredit her perspective.
Due to this bias, she is clearly heading towards a lifetime ban in her sport.
What is confirmation bias?
Jake Paul's dad wanted him to attend an Ivy League college and become a famous lawyer. Instead, Paul did the exact opposite and became a YouTuber and professional boxer.
Paul's bias might be described as. . .?
What is reactance bias?
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Maurice made a bad investment with FinanceBros.com; he overpaid on his stocks, and they've been going downhill non-stop. Despite seeing the losses, he just can't seem to sell them and accept his losses.
What bias is Maurice suffering from?
What is sunk cost fallacy?
Marcia is a very positive and happy person. In fact, she's so positive and happy that she will ace her biology test that she did not study at all the night before.
Marcia suffers from which bias?
What is the optimism bias?
An undisputed legend of basketball believes his son Lawny Brains should play on his NBA team even though he will inevitably sit the bench most of the season and his son will not get much experience.
King Brains' unshakeable belief that his son should play in the NBA instead of minor leagues demonstrates which bias?
What is the belief bias?
Notoriously O.J. Simpson was prosecuted for killing his wife Nicole Brown Simpson. Despite an abundance of evidence, a jury found him not guilty.
If the jury found O.J. not guilty because they like his football stats or admire his rugged good looks, what bias is committed?
What is the halo effect?
Karen is looking for a midsize SUV. When she first gets to NoLemons.com, she sees an exorbitantly high-priced Audi. After test-driving the car and getting a slightly better offer, she feels like she got a steal!
What bias did the auto dealer bank on with Karen when they gave her a still somewhat high quote?
What is the anchoring bias?
Mr. Miller is upset that his student wants to turn in his science project late. He thinks this student is just lazy and careless. However, the reality is that the student caught COVID and became seriously ill.
Mr. Miller gives himself leniency, but he thinks the student is just lazy. What is his bias in this case?
What is the fundamental attribution error?
Despite seeing the new reports, he digs in his heels and doubles down more strongly on his belief because of which bias?
What is the backfire effect?
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Frank Luntz, a famous GOP consultant, found that calling the "estate tax" the "death tax" caused more people to reject the tax.
This method of changing how a subject is talked about based on context can be linked to which bias?
What is called the framing effect?