Cognitive Psychology and Ethics
Description: This quiz assesses your understanding of the intersection between cognitive psychology and ethics, including topics such as moral decision-making, cognitive biases, and the role of emotions in ethical judgments. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: cognitive psychology ethics moral decision-making cognitive biases emotions and ethics |
Which cognitive bias is characterized by the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of rare events and underestimate the likelihood of common events?
According to the dual-process theory of moral decision-making, what are the two main types of moral reasoning?
What is the phenomenon in which people tend to make more risky decisions when they are feeling positive emotions, such as happiness or excitement?
Which cognitive bias is characterized by the tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them?
What is the term for the tendency to believe that we have more control over events than we actually do?
According to the theory of planned behavior, what are the three main factors that influence our behavior?
What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on the way information is presented, rather than on the actual content of the information?
Which cognitive bias is characterized by the tendency to remember events as being more positive or negative than they actually were?
According to the just-world hypothesis, what do people tend to believe about the relationship between good behavior and good outcomes, and bad behavior and bad outcomes?
What is the term for the tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors, such as our abilities and efforts, and our failures to external factors, such as bad luck or other people?
Which cognitive bias is characterized by the tendency to overestimate the importance of our own contributions to a group effort?
According to the theory of moral development, what are the three main stages of moral development?
What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on our emotions, rather than on rational thought?
Which cognitive bias is characterized by the tendency to believe that we are less likely to experience negative events than others?
According to the theory of cognitive dissonance, what do people tend to do when they hold two conflicting beliefs or attitudes?