Mind & society
The “Psychology: ideas and famous effects” quiz — Mind & society. It has 25 questions in five categories: Mind traps, Social effects, Memory tricks, Big ideas, Curious effects. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which cognitive bias leads people to search for and favor information that supports their existing beliefs?
Which cognitive bias leads people with low ability in a task to drastically overestimate their competence?
Which effect explains why…
In the gameWhich fallacy leads people…
In the gameWhich mental shortcut, described…
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Which psychological effect occurs when the presence of other people discourages anyone from helping a person in distress?
Which cognitive bias leads people to assume that someone who is physically attractive is also smart and kind?
Which psychological effect makes…
In the gameWhich psychological phenomenon shows…
In the gameWhich effect, discovered through…
In the gameWhich French term describes the uncanny sensation that a completely new situation has already been experienced before?
Which term describes a shared false memory where a large group of people vividly recall a detail that never happened?
Which psychological effect states…
In the gameWhich term describes the…
In the gameWhich curve was plotted…
In the gameWhich term was coined by Leon Festinger for the mental discomfort felt when holding two contradictory beliefs or values?
Which pinnacle of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs represents the desire to fulfill one's unique human potential?
Which short word did…
In the gameWhich component of Freud's…
In the gameIn which German university…
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Which effect occurs when a patient experiences genuine medical relief after taking an inactive substance or sugar pill?
Which classic puzzle video game gave its name to the effect of seeing falling geometric blocks when closing your eyes?
Which famous illusion uses…
In the gameWhich phenomenon occurs when…
In the gameWhich psychiatric syndrome leads…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.