Decision Makers Who Seek and Use Information That Is Consistent

question 35

Multiple Choice

Decision makers who seek and use information that is consistent with their prior beliefs and ignore information that contradicts those beliefs are suffering from:

• A)Systemic errors
• B)Prior hypothesis bias
• C)Representative bias
• D)Clustering bias
• E)Illusion of control and overconfidence bias

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Definitions:

Subjects Of Differing Age

Subjects of differing age refers to research participants selected to represent various age groups, allowing for the examination of age-related differences or changes over time.

Single Point

In the context of focus or attention, concentrating all effort and attention on one task or objective without distraction.

Thomas And Chess's

Psychologists who developed the Temperament Theory, which suggests that individual differences in behavior are often biologically based and appear early in life.

Temperament

An individual's natural predisposition towards certain patterns of behavior and emotional reactions, often observed from a young age.