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Question 41
A person believes that they are likely to get in a car accident because they recently saw one on the news. What cognitive bias is at play here?
a) Confirmation bias
b) Availability bias
c) Selection bias
d) Anchoring bias
Correct Answer: b) Availability bias
Explanation: Availability bias occurs when individuals estimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind.
Question 42
A student trusts only scholarly articles and dismisses any news articles in their research. What kind of bias could this reflect?
a) Selection bias
b) Confirmation bias
c) Availability bias
d) Anchoring bias
Correct Answer: a) Selection bias
Explanation: Selection bias occurs when certain types of sources are systematically favored over others.
Question 43
A person believes that eating healthy foods will lead to perfect health, ignoring other factors like genetics and lifestyle. What fallacy is demonstrated here?
a) Slippery slope
b) Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
c) Strawman
d) False dilemma
Correct Answer: b) Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Explanation: This fallacy assumes that one event (eating healthy) directly causes another (perfect health) without considering other variables.
Question 44
A teacher decides to hold individual students accountable for group projects. What management technique does this resemble?
a) Micromanagement
b) Performance management
c) Participative management
d) Task management
Correct Answer: b) Performance management
Explanation: Performance management involves ensuring that individuals are accountable for their contributions to group efforts.
Question 45
An individual reads that a storm is coming and concludes that their flight will be canceled. What kind of reasoning is this?
a) Deductive
b) Inductive
c) Fallacious
d) Invalid
Correct Answer: b) Inductive
Explanation: Inductive reasoning makes a probable conclusion based on available evidence, though it is not guaranteed.
Question 46
A person argues that their car must have been stolen because they cannot find it in the parking lot. What reasoning flaw might this reflect?
a) Slippery slope
b) Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
c) False dilemma
d) Hasty generalization
Correct Answer: d) Hasty generalization
Explanation: The conclusion is drawn too quickly without considering other possibilities, such as forgetting where they parked.
Question 47
A person refuses to consider opposing viewpoints, claiming that everyone who disagrees with them is wrong. What bias is this an example of?
a) Confirmation bias
b) Availability bias
c) Anchoring bias
d) Selection bias
Correct Answer: a) Confirmation bias
Explanation: Confirmation bias occurs when someone dismisses or refuses to engage with opposing evidence or viewpoints.
Question 48
A manager decides to give more responsibilities to an employee who has shown initiative. What motivational theory does this align with?
a) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
b) Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
c) McClelland’s Theory of Needs
d) Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
Correct Answer: c) McClelland’s Theory of Needs
Explanation: McClelland’s Theory focuses on the need for achievement, which can be nurtured by giving challenging tasks to motivated employees.
Question 49
A person argues that because one country has universal healthcare, it will lead to economic ruin. What fallacy is demonstrated here?
a) Hasty generalization
b) Slippery slope
c) False dilemma
d) Post hoc fallacy
Correct Answer: b) Slippery slope
Explanation: The slippery slope fallacy assumes that one event will inevitably lead to a series of negative consequences.
Question 50
A teacher concludes that all students are struggling because two students failed an exam. What kind of reasoning is this?
a) Hasty generalization
b) Slippery slope
c) False dilemma
d) Ad hominem
Correct Answer: a) Hasty generalization
Explanation: Hasty generalization occurs when a broad conclusion is drawn from a small sample size.
