Daniel Started Watching a Movie That Was Half Over

question 250

Multiple Choice

Daniel started watching a movie that was half over. He thought the male lead in the movie was a private detective, however the lead character was actually a medical doctor. Later, when Daniel is discussing the movie with his friends, he remembers the character's beat-up old car and the fact he ate a lot of fast food. His friends focus more on the character's logical assessment of the facts involved in the case. These differences in memory may result from

• A) the fundamental attribution error.
• B) an actor-observer bias.
• C) the matching hypothesis.
• D) confirmation biases.

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Definitions:

Analytical Level

The degree or scale of examination or scrutiny applied when reviewing a concept, scenario, or data set.

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A decision-making process in which the option that receives more than half of the votes is selected.

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A situation where the rational choice for an individual is not to vote, due to the negligible impact of a single vote on the outcome, yet if everyone behaves likewise, it undermines the electoral process.

Majority Voting

A decision-making process where the choice that receives more than half of the votes is adopted or enacted.