Prior-Hypothesis Bias Implies That Managers Tend to Seek and Use

question 92

True/False

Prior-hypothesis bias implies that managers tend to seek and use information that is consistent with their prior beliefs.

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Definitions:

Socratic Dialogue

A form of argumentative dialogue stimulated by asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presumptions.

Overgeneralized Beliefs

Cognitive distortions where an individual applies a broad conclusion from a single event to a wide range of unrelated situations.

Prospective Studies

Prospective studies are research designs that follow subjects forward in time to examine the relationship between specific exposures and outcomes.

Internalizing Coping Styles

Psychological strategies that involve inward processing of stress, including emotional and cognitive responses, rather than externalizing behaviors.