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Question 1

What is pluralistic ignorance?

  • Unknowingly having the majority opinion
  • Deliberately holding an unpopular opinion
  • Ignoring evidence that contradicts your beliefs
  • Following a norm because everyone dislikes it
Question 2

In the scientific method, the first step is to make a ______ based on reasoning or observations.

Fill in the blank

Question 3

According to the source, your feelings are created by your thoughts, your actions, and your ______.

  • body
  • environment
  • memories
  • habits
Question 4

You can improve how you feel by changing what you think about and your behavior.

  • True
  • False
Question 5

What is switching cost when multitasking?

  • The time it takes to switch focus between tasks
  • The energy lost while switching tasks
  • The cost of using multiple devices at once
  • The time spent planning tasks
Question 6

Which technique is recommended to minimize switching cost?

  • Single tasking
  • Multitasking
  • The 20-second rule
  • The 2-minute rule
Question 7

The 20-second rule says to make new habits easy by decreasing the starting time to below 20 seconds.

  • True
  • False
Question 8

To make a bad habit harder, the 20-second rule suggests adding ______ that increase the time it takes to start.

Fill in the blank

Question 9

What is the rationale behind the 2-minute rule for boring tasks?

  • It is common not to want to start, but to enjoy the task after a few minutes
  • Two minutes is enough to finish most boring tasks
  • Boring tasks are best done when you are most tired
  • Starting a task requires at least two minutes of planning
Question 10

The Gap Instinct is the tendency to focus on two opposite extremes when ______.

  • the majority is in the gap between the extremes
  • the extremes are the only important groups
  • there are no clear data
  • people disagree strongly
Question 11

According to the Gap Instinct, you should focus less on the extremes and more on the majority between the extremes.

  • True
  • False
Question 12

Cognitive dissonance is best described as ______.

  • Discomfort from having conflicting beliefs or behaviors
  • A method for testing hypotheses
  • The time cost of switching tasks
  • Unknowingly holding the majority opinion
Question 13

What is confirmation bias?

  • The tendency to notice and remember information that confirms your beliefs
  • Drawing different conclusions depending on how information is presented
  • The tendency to romanticize the past and view the future negatively
Question 14

What is the framing effect?

  • Drawing different conclusions depending on how information is presented
  • Noticing and remembering information that confirms your beliefs
  • Believing that societies or institutions are declining
Question 15

What is declinism?

  • The tendency to romanticize the past and view the future negatively, creating a perception that societies or institutions are declining
  • The tendency to notice and remember information that confirms your beliefs
  • Drawing different conclusions depending on how information is presented
Question 16

Confirmation bias is the tendency to notice and remember information that confirms your beliefs.

  • True
  • False
Question 17

The framing effect means drawing different conclusions depending on how information is presented.

  • True
  • False
Question 18

Declinism is the tendency to view the past negatively and romanticize the future.

  • True
  • False
Question 19

Declinism creates a perception that societies or institutions are declining.

  • True
  • False
Question 20

______ bias is the tendency to notice and remember information that confirms your beliefs.

Fill in the blank

Question 21

The ______ effect is drawing different conclusions depending on how information is presented.

Fill in the blank

Question 22

Declinism is the tendency to romanticize the ______ and view the future negatively.

Fill in the blank

Question 23

What does declinism create a perception of?

  • That societies or institutions are declining
  • That the future will be better than the past
  • That people draw different conclusions from the same information
Question 24

The framing effect and confirmation bias are the same concept.

  • True
  • False

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