The Process of Coming to a Conclusion or Making a Judgment

question 89

Multiple Choice

The process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment without conscious awareness of the thought processes involved is called:

• A)functional fixedness.
• B)a mental set.
• C)intuition.
• D)prototypical thinking.

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, also known as the "knew-it-all-along" effect.

Other-Race Effect

This phenomenon describes the tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with, which is often their own race.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Sexual Behaviors

Actions related to seeking pleasure or procreation, including intercourse, masturbation, and other practices.