Term 1 of 22
True or False:
Past experience, education, cultural values, role requirements, and organizational norms, as
well as by the specifics of the information received do shape our perceptions.
True
False
Term 2 of 22
True or False:
Analysts learn by sitting in a classroom and being told how to do it.
True
False
Term 3 of 22
The commonly cited evidence supporting the claim that people tend to perceive what they
want to perceive can generally be explained equally well by the __________.
Intelligence Analysis
so difficult to change
Perception
expectancy thesis
,Term 4 of 22
The advantage of _________ is that they help analysts get the production out on time and keep
things going effectively.
expectancy thesis
mind-sets
True
mind-set
Term 5 of 22
A __________ is akin to a screen or lens through which one perceives the world.
Training
mind-set
Cognitive biases
mind-sets
Term 6 of 22
True or False:
When faced with a major paradigm shirt, analysts who know the most have the least to unlearn.
True
False
Term 7 of 22
___________ is needed to (a) increase self-awareness concerning generic problems in how people
perceive and make analytical judgments concerning foreign events, and (b) provide guidance
and practice in overcoming these problems.
Intelligence Analysis
Training
Perception
mind-set
, Term 8 of 22
True or False:
"the more ambiguous the information, the more confident the actor is of the validity of his
image, and the greater his commitment to the established view."
True
False
Term 9 of 22
Mind-sets are ____________; they are unavoidable.
Cognitive biases
Patterns of expectations
neither good or bad
We tend to perceive what we expect to perceive.
Term 10 of 22
True or False:
It is not important to distinguish cognitive biases from other forms of bias, such as cultural bias,
organizational bias, or bias that results from one's own self-interest.
True
False
Term 11 of 22
True or False:
Cognitive biases are not very difficult to overcome.
True
False
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