Recall from Your Text That Researchers Gave Students False Feedback

question 41

Multiple Choice

Recall from your text that researchers gave students false feedback about their abilities to distinguish between false and real suicide notes. At the conclusion of the study, the researchers informed the students that their feedback was in no way related to their actual performance. However, on a subsequent task where the students had to estimate their performance on a similar task, they used this false feedback to guide their estimates. This is an example of

• A)belief perseverance.
• B)confirmation bias.
• C)hindsight bias.
• D)overconfidence.

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Definitions:

Frustration

A feeling of upset or annoyance resulting from being unable to achieve a goal or satisfy a need.

Instrumental Aggression

Aggression aimed at achieving a specific goal, often involving hurting another as a means to an end rather than as an end in itself.

Dorsal Anterior

Likely refers to areas in the brain's frontal cortex involved in cognitive functions, though the term might be inaccurate as it blends aspects of different regions.

Cingulate Cortex

A part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex, involved in emotional regulation, cognitive processing, and autonomic functions.