Psyc-200 Exam 1 Study Guide
questions well answered passed
What is Psychological Science? - correct answer ✔✔The systematic study of behavior and
mental processes.
Define Critical Thinking in psychology. - correct answer ✔✔The process of evaluating
information and arguments in a reasoned way.
What is Confirmation Bias? - correct answer ✔✔The tendency to search for, interpret, and
remember information that confirms one's preconceptions.
What does Hindsight Bias refer to? - correct answer ✔✔The inclination to see events as having
been predictable after they have already occurred.
What are Heuristics? - correct answer ✔✔Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify
decision making.
Define Illusory Correlation. - correct answer ✔✔The perception of a relationship between two
variables when none exists.
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect? - correct answer ✔✔A cognitive bias where people with low
ability at a task overestimate their ability.
What is a Correlational Study? - correct answer ✔✔A research method that examines the
relationship between two or more variables.
questions well answered passed
What is Psychological Science? - correct answer ✔✔The systematic study of behavior and
mental processes.
Define Critical Thinking in psychology. - correct answer ✔✔The process of evaluating
information and arguments in a reasoned way.
What is Confirmation Bias? - correct answer ✔✔The tendency to search for, interpret, and
remember information that confirms one's preconceptions.
What does Hindsight Bias refer to? - correct answer ✔✔The inclination to see events as having
been predictable after they have already occurred.
What are Heuristics? - correct answer ✔✔Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify
decision making.
Define Illusory Correlation. - correct answer ✔✔The perception of a relationship between two
variables when none exists.
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect? - correct answer ✔✔A cognitive bias where people with low
ability at a task overestimate their ability.
What is a Correlational Study? - correct answer ✔✔A research method that examines the
relationship between two or more variables.
