According to Behavioral Economics, If People Taking an Exam Were

question 449

Multiple Choice

According to behavioral economics, if people taking an exam were asked to guess the score they would receive, it would be most likely that

• A)significantly more people would score below what they guessed than above what they guessed.
• B)significantly more people would score above what they guessed than below what they guessed.
• C)about the same number of people would score more than they guessed as scored less than they guessed.
• D)people's scores would be pretty close to what they guessed.

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Definitions:

Argumentum Ad Populum

A fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it.

Popular Belief

An opinion or conviction that is widely held by the general population, regardless of whether it is based on fact or fiction.

False Analogy

A logical fallacy where an analogy is used to argue or conclude something, but the analogy is misleading or incomparable due to significant differences between the two situations.

Speaker Attack

A form of criticism or assault directed towards the person speaking, rather than addressing the argument itself.