Cognitive Bias Quiz

You flip a (fair) coin 100 times. You'll win money every time it lands on heads. How many times will it land on heads?

39 times

50 times

69 times

You flipped a (fair) coin and guessed correctly that it would land on tails three times in a row. What are your odds of guessing which side the coin will land on next?

Lower than the 50%

Roughly 50%

Greater than the 50%

When it comes to my skills:

I'm pretty insecure

I'm ok

I'm the best

In social settings, I usually feel like:‍

I'm invisible

Everyone is starring at me

When I see this packaging, I see

50% extra free

33% extra free

Sydney Opera House was originally scheduled for four years, with a budget of AUS $7 million. What was the cost and duration of the project?

Four years, with a budget of AUS $7 million

Eight years, with a budget of AUS $17 million

Fourteen years, with a budget of AUS $102 million

There is a clear correlation between a full moon and hospital admissions, casino payouts, suicides, traffic accidents, crime rates, and many other common events.

True

False

When I hear an opinion from a politician belonging to a party I don't support I often think: “If those guys proposed it, you know it has to be bad for us”

True

False

In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has:

Almost doubled

Remained more or less the same

Almost halved

I often seek out information which confirms my opinion and disregard information which contradicts it.

Agree

Disagree

It looks like you're susceptible to 5 out of the 10 biases we tested for.

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