Bias

Question 1

anchoring

Answer 1

relying too heavily on the first piece of information offered

Question 2

Ascertainment Bias

Answer 2

when we see what we expect to see

Question 3

Attribution error

Answer 3

process of inferring the causes of events or behaviours

Question 4

Availability bias

Answer 4

based on something you can easily recall

Question 5

Base rate neglect

Answer 5

tendency to ignore prevalence of disease which then distorts reasoning

Question 6

Commission Bias

Answer 6

tendency to action rather than inaction, in the assumption that only good can come from doing something

Question 7

Confirmation bias

Answer 7

tendency to look for confirming evidence to support a theory rather than looking for refuting evidence, even if it is clearly present

Question 8

Diagnostic momentum

Answer 8

once a diagnostic label has been attached to a patient it can gain momentum with each review leading others to exclude other possibilities in their thinking

Question 9

Framing effect

Answer 9

they was in which a case is presented can generate bias in the listener

Question 10

Gamblers fallacy

Answer 10

mistaken belief that if something happens more often than normal then it will happen less often in the future

Question 11

Hindsight bias