Mandela Effect Quiz Leadership & Management 5

Question 1

Who coined the term 'Mandela effect'?

Accepted Answer

Fiona Broome

Answer

Paranormal researcher Fiona Broome coined it around 2009 after finding others shared her false memory of Mandela's death.

Question 2

Which type of memory error involves filling gaps with fabricated but believed details?

Accepted Answer

Confabulation

Answer

Confabulation produces sincere but false memories without intent to deceive.

Question 3

Which researcher is best known for studying the misinformation effect on eyewitness memory?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Loftus

Answer

Loftus showed that wording of questions can alter recalled details.

Question 4

A manager believes a past project 'obviously' would fail, after seeing it fail. This is?

Accepted Answer

Hindsight bias

Answer

Hindsight bias makes outcomes appear more predictable after they are known.

Question 5

Who coined the term 'groupthink', describing teams that suppress dissent to keep harmony?

Accepted Answer

Irving Janis

Answer

Irving Janis introduced groupthink in 1972 studying foreign policy failures.

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