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Political Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

Description: Political Decision-Making and Problem-Solving: Test Your Knowledge
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Which cognitive bias is characterized by a tendency to favor information that confirms one's existing beliefs or hypotheses?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Hindsight bias

  3. Framing effect

  4. Availability heuristic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that leads individuals to seek out information that supports their existing beliefs, while ignoring or downplaying information that contradicts them.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on immediate rewards or benefits, rather than considering long-term consequences?

  1. Short-termism

  2. Hyperbolic discounting

  3. Myopia

  4. Presentism


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hyperbolic discounting is a behavioral economics concept that describes the tendency for individuals to place a higher value on immediate rewards or benefits compared to future ones, even if the future rewards are objectively greater.

Which decision-making model emphasizes the role of bounded rationality and satisficing, rather than perfect rationality and optimization?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Game theory


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The bounded rationality model is a decision-making theory that assumes that individuals have limited cognitive resources and information, and therefore make decisions that are good enough rather than perfectly optimal.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on emotions, feelings, or gut instinct, rather than rational analysis?

  1. Intuition

  2. Heuristics

  3. Affect heuristic

  4. Hot cognition


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The affect heuristic is a cognitive bias that leads individuals to make decisions based on their emotional reactions to a situation, rather than on a careful analysis of the facts.

Which decision-making model assumes that individuals are rational actors who seek to maximize their utility or benefit?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Game theory


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rational choice theory is a decision-making model that assumes that individuals are rational actors who seek to maximize their utility or benefit, given their constraints and preferences.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on past experiences or rules of thumb, rather than on a careful analysis of the current situation?

  1. Heuristics

  2. Cognitive biases

  3. Framing effect

  4. Availability heuristic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Heuristics are mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that individuals use to make decisions quickly and efficiently, often based on past experiences or learned associations.

Which decision-making model incorporates the concept of loss aversion, where individuals place a higher weight on losses compared to gains?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Game theory


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Prospect theory is a decision-making model that incorporates the concept of loss aversion, where individuals place a higher weight on losses compared to gains, leading to risk-averse behavior in the domain of losses and risk-seeking behavior in the domain of gains.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on the way information is presented or framed, rather than on the objective facts of the situation?

  1. Framing effect

  2. Cognitive biases

  3. Heuristics

  4. Availability heuristic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The framing effect is a cognitive bias that describes how the way information is presented or framed can influence an individual's decision-making, even if the objective facts of the situation remain the same.

Which decision-making model analyzes strategic interactions between multiple decision-makers, where each decision-maker's actions affect the outcomes of the others?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Game theory


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Game theory is a decision-making model that analyzes strategic interactions between multiple decision-makers, where each decision-maker's actions affect the outcomes of the others.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on information that is easily accessible or comes to mind quickly, rather than on a comprehensive analysis of all relevant information?

  1. Availability heuristic

  2. Cognitive biases

  3. Framing effect

  4. Heuristics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The availability heuristic is a cognitive bias that leads individuals to make decisions based on information that is easily accessible or comes to mind quickly, rather than on a comprehensive analysis of all relevant information.

Which decision-making model emphasizes the role of emotions, social norms, and cultural values in shaping individual decisions?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Social decision-making theory


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social decision-making theory emphasizes the role of emotions, social norms, and cultural values in shaping individual decisions, recognizing that decision-making is often influenced by social interactions and group dynamics.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on the opinions or actions of others, rather than on one's own independent judgment?

  1. Social proof

  2. Cognitive biases

  3. Framing effect

  4. Heuristics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social proof is a cognitive bias that describes the tendency to make decisions based on the opinions or actions of others, rather than on one's own independent judgment.

Which decision-making model incorporates the concept of bounded rationality and satisficing, where individuals seek a satisfactory solution rather than an optimal one?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Game theory


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The bounded rationality model incorporates the concept of bounded rationality and satisficing, where individuals seek a satisfactory solution rather than an optimal one, due to cognitive limitations and information constraints.

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on a limited set of information or experiences, rather than considering a broader range of alternatives?

  1. Narrow framing

  2. Cognitive biases

  3. Framing effect

  4. Heuristics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Narrow framing is a cognitive bias that describes the tendency to make decisions based on a limited set of information or experiences, rather than considering a broader range of alternatives.

Which decision-making model emphasizes the role of risk and uncertainty in shaping individual choices, and incorporates the concept of expected utility?

  1. Rational choice theory

  2. Bounded rationality model

  3. Prospect theory

  4. Game theory


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rational choice theory emphasizes the role of risk and uncertainty in shaping individual choices, and incorporates the concept of expected utility, where individuals weigh the potential benefits and risks of different options to make decisions.

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