A small town has experienced an unusually high suicide rate in recent years. Local officials try to prevent future suicides by concentrating their efforts on those most likely to commit suicide. These people would be:
a. women under age 21
b. women between ages 21 and 35
c. men under age 21
d. men over age 75
d
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The contrast assumption assumes that objects only have one label
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The theory that humans cope with the fear of their own death by constructing worldviews that help to preserve their self-esteem is called
a. self-awareness theory. b. terror management theory. c. self-perception theory. d. affective forecasting.
Regarding the function of sleep and the effects of sleep loss, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. If you lose just one hour of sleep a night, it can affect your mood, memory, ability to pay attention, and even your health. b. Most people who have not slept for a day or two can still do interesting or complex mental tasks. c. Brief shifts in brain activity to the pattern normally recorded during sleep are called sleep apneas. d. Coffee can help sleepiness, but if one is struggling to stay awake while driving, it is best to stop and take a short nap.
Brooke doesn't like Republicans. She meets Kayla, a new classmate, and feels like they have nearly everything in common; they immediately become friends. When Kayla invites Brooke to join her at a rally in support of a Republican candidate, Brooke is shocked to realize she had made an incorrect assumption about her new friend's political views. This is an example of which of the following heuristics?
A. Availability B. Algorithm C. Representativeness D. Affective