Suppose You're Pitching in a Baseball Game Facing a Good

question 154

Multiple Choice

Suppose you're pitching in a baseball game facing a good hitter. You remember that you struck him out with a fastball the last time he was up. You also remember that your coach told you always to try to be unpredictable, so you decide to throw a curve ball this time. In making this decision, you are primarily using your

• A) central executive.
• B) fight-or-flight response.
• C) modality-specific memory.
• D) long-term potentiation.
• E) phonological loop.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The bias of overattributing behaviors of others to their personal characteristics, while underestimating situational factors.

Perceptual Distraction

A phenomenon where the focus of attention is diverted due to irrelevant stimuli in the environment, affecting cognitive processes.

Self-serving Bias

The common tendency to credit ourselves for our successes (attributing them to internal factors) while attributing our failures to external factors.

Stereotyping Bias

The preconceived and oversimplified beliefs or ideas about particular groups of people, which can influence judgments and decisions unconsciously.