Understanding Cognitive Biases
This worksheet introduces Grade 7 students to common cognitive biases, helping them understand how these biases can influence decision-making and perception.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand how your brain can sometimes trick you!
What are Cognitive Biases?
A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments that people make. These biases can lead us to draw incorrect conclusions about others and the world around us. They are often 'mental shortcuts' our brains use to process information quickly, but sometimes these shortcuts lead us astray.
1. Which of the following best describes a cognitive bias?
A type of brain disease
A systematic error in thinking
A way to solve problems quickly
A method for remembering facts
2. Why does our brain use 'mental shortcuts'?
To make thinking harder
To process information quickly
To intentionally trick us
To make us forget things
3. A cognitive bias can cause us to draw conclusions about the world.
4. Cognitive biases are often called mental .
5. Cognitive biases always lead to correct decisions.
True
False
6. Understanding cognitive biases can help us make better judgments.
True
False
7. In your own words, explain how a cognitive bias might affect someone's decision about what to buy at the store.