The Advent of Computers in the 1950s Had an Enormous

question 13

Multiple Choice

The advent of computers in the 1950s had an enormous conceptual impact on the development of _____ psychology.

• A)behavioral
• B)Gestalt
• C)cognitive
• D)social

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their ability to recall examples more easily.

Confirmation Bias

The habit of looking for, comprehending, selecting, and reminiscing about information that validates an individual's prior convictions or theories.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, also known as the "knew-it-all-along" effect.