Question

Belicia chooses a designated driver to drive her home whenever she goes out for a party. She believes that this virtue of hers is exceptional and that no one else is as precautious as she is. This scenario best exemplifies:

a) impact bias
b) the false consensus effect
c) the false uniqueness effect
d) hindsight bias

Answer 1

The scenario where Belicia feels her precautionary behavior is exceptional exemplifies the false uniqueness effect, a belief in the rarity of one's actions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Belicia choosing a designated driver and believing that this action makes her exceptionally precautious exemplifies the false uniqueness effect. This cognitive bias occurs when an individual believes that their behaviors or attributes are more unique or rare than they actually are. In other words, Belicia thinks that her virtue of choosing a designated driver is exceptional and that not many others do this, even though in reality, it is a common practice.