Section 1 - Instruction

You've learned about cognitive biases like confirmation and anchoring, and powerful debiasing techniques like "Consider the Opposite" and "Premortem." Now, let's practice matching the right tool to the right problem.

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Section 2 - Practice

Type

Multiple Choice

Practice Question

You are about to launch a major project. To counter overconfidence and spot potential risks ahead of time, which technique should you use?

A. Consider the Opposite B. Strategic Pause C. Premortem D. Anchoring

Suggested Answers

  • A
  • B
  • C - Correct
  • D
Section 3 - Practice

Type

Sort Into Boxes

Practice Question

Match the cognitive bias to the most effective technique for countering it.

Labels

  • First Box Label: Confirmation Bias
  • Second Box Label: Availability Bias

First Box Items

  • Consider the Opposite
  • Seek opposing views
  • Challenge your beliefs

Second Box Items

  • Strategic Pause
  • Sleep on it
  • Let emotions cool
Section 4 - Practice

Type

Fill In The Blanks

Markdown With Blanks

Fill in the blanks to complete the debiasing strategy.

To fight [[blank:confirmation]] bias, you should actively seek out information that contradicts your existing beliefs. To fight [[blank:anchoring]] bias, you should deliberately ignore the first piece of information you receive and research objective values.

Suggested Answers

  • confirmation
  • anchoring
  • availability
Section 5 - Practice

Type

Multiple Choice

Practice Question

A friend is making a hasty decision based on a recent, emotional news story. What is the best advice you can give them?

A. "Trust your gut, it's usually right." B. "You should use the 'Consider the Opposite' technique." C. "Why don't you take a 'Strategic Pause' and decide tomorrow?" D. "You should run a 'Premortem' on your decision."

Suggested Answers

  • A
  • B
  • C - Correct
  • D
Section 6 - Practice

Type

Swipe Left or Right

Practice Question

Let's connect problems to solutions. Swipe left if the scenario describes a bias, and swipe right if it describes a good debiasing technique.

Labels

  • Left Label: The Bias
  • Right Label: The Technique

Left Label Items

  • Judging a car's price based only on the first sticker you saw.
  • Only reading articles that support your political candidate.
  • Fearing air travel more after seeing a movie about a plane crash.

Right Label Items

  • Asking "What are the reasons my favorite candidate might be wrong?"
  • Before hiring someone, imagining six months from now that it was a bad hire and asking why.
  • Waiting 24 hours before responding to an upsetting email.
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