Suppose That You Are Watching Television Just After a Congressional

question 26

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are watching television just after a Congressional election, and your favorite candidate has won-although the election was close. You say to a friend, "Well, I was really quite confident that he would win." This might be an example of

• A) a conjunction fallacy.
• B) the framing effect.
• C) the hindsight bias.
• D) the representativeness heuristic.

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Definitions:

Transgressions

Acts that go against a moral code, law, or rule, leading to violations of social norms or expectations.

Bizarre

Very strange or unusual.

Distress

Negative stress resulting from adverse circumstances or challenges leading to strain or discomfort.

Disintegration

The process of breaking down or dissolving, which in psychological terms can refer to the disorganization or fragmentation of thought processes.