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Recognize Cognitive Biases
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AP.005 Recognize Cognitive Biases
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A researcher believes a new app reduces stress. When a study challenges the claim, she looks only for flaws in the negative study and does not examine flaws in the supportive studies. Which bias is most directly involved?
A
Availability heuristic, because she relies on the first stress example she remembers
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Hindsight bias, because she says the study result was obvious only after seeing the outcome
C
Overconfidence, because she reports uncertainty that accurately matches the evidence
D
Confirmation bias, because she scrutinizes evidence unevenly depending on whether it supports her belief
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