Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Questions

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. Daniel Kahneman, in his book Thinking Fast and Slow, distinguished between System 1 and System 2 thinking. Which of the following best describes System 1 thinking?

Critical thinking correct incorrect

Forming an opinion once you have interrogated the available data correct incorrect

Asking people for their advice before forming an opinion correct incorrect

Forming an opinion based on pre-conceived ideas about someone correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best describes the concept of heuristics?

Rules of thumb based on actions and behaviours that have worked for us in the past correct incorrect

Following what other people do correct incorrect

When we proactively uncover evidence to refute an idea correct incorrect

Over-thinking a solution to a problem correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a feature in the PURR acronym used to structure a thinking session?

Prepare correct incorrect

Undertake correct incorrect

Reject correct incorrect

Record correct incorrect

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. Biases are shortcuts in our thinking. Which collective term best describes both conscious and subconscious bias?

Unknown bias correct incorrect

Overt bias correct incorrect

Cognitive bias correct incorrect

Unfair bias correct incorrect

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. Cognitive biases can take many forms. Which of the following examples best describes an 'anchoring bias'?

The first thing we judge influences our judgements of others correct incorrect

To overestimate the likelihood of a positive outcome correct incorrect

To unfairly favour someone who is similar to ourselves correct incorrect

To acknowledge preference of one category over another correct incorrect