Week 3 - Psychological Effects Flashcards
What is the Pratfall Effect?
When a person of high esteem makes a mistake, they appear more likeable.
TRUE or FALSE: Confirmation Bias is the tendency to seek out information that supports both perceptions. It is a selective interpretation of data to confirm all beliefs.
False: Confirmation Bias is the tendency to seek out information that supports only the individual’s perception. It is a selective interpretation of data to confirm only their belief.
It is the cognitive bias in which our overall impression of a person influences how we feel and think about his or her character.
The halo effect
Focusing effect was proposed by who?
Daniel Kahneman
What is the Barnum effect?
It is when individuals give high accuracy ratings to vague descriptions of their personalities that could, in fact, be applicable to a wide range of people.
FILL IN THE BLANKS: Anchoring bias relies on the ______ available.
First piece of information
Yerkes-Dodson’s Law is explains which psychological effect?
The audience effect
The more people present in a situation, the less inclined an individual will be to help. What psychological effect does that pertain to?
The bystander effect
What is blindspot bias?
It is the ability to recognise the impact of bias in another’s judgement, but the failure to see the impact of bias on your own judgement.
According to Kahneman, an individual’s tendency to put too much emphasis on primary information leaves out what?
The less distinguishing factors from the bigger picture
TRUE OR FALSE: Negativity effect is the notion that things of a more negative nature have greater effect on one’s psychological processes than neutral or positive experiences.
True
“Work expands so as to fill time available for completion” What psychological effects is this?
Parkinson’s Law
A person’s health improves after a dummy treatment. Which psychological effect took place?
Placebo effect
COMPARISON VS: EXPECTATION: This takes place between you and others.
Comparison.
FILL IN THE BLANKS: ____ is evaluating a decision based solely on the outcome.
Outcome bias
