Mistakenly Assuming That the Instructions for Assembling a Model Ship

question 284

Multiple Choice

Mistakenly assuming that the instructions for assembling a model ship would be clear to your brother because they are clear to you best illustrates

• A) egocentrism.
• B) imprinting.
• C) conservation.
• D) object permanence.

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Definitions:

Overconfidence Influence

The phenomenon where an individual's confidence in their judgments and abilities is higher than the accuracy of those judgments.

Retroactive Interference

The phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Hindsight Bias

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

Distributed Practice

A learning strategy that involves spreading out study sessions over time, rather than engaging in one long session.