Professor Smith Told One Class That Drinking Alcohol Has Been

question 60

Multiple Choice

Professor Smith told one class that drinking alcohol has been found to increase sexual desire.He informed another class that drinking alcohol has been found to reduce sexual appetite.The fact that neither class was surprised by the information they received best illustrates the power of

• A) cause-effect conclusions.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) critical thinking.
• D) curious skepticism.

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Definitions:

Justification of Effort

The tendency to attribute a higher value to outcomes that require a greater amount of effort to achieve.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, also known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Overestimate

To assess something as greater, larger, or more important than it actually is.

Predicted

Expected or forecasted based on current data or trends.