An example of an illusory correlation would be ____.?
a. ?seeing a group of rowdy Chinese teens and believing their behavior is typical of Chinese people
b. ?believing that bad events are less likely to happen to you because of previous experience
c. ?identifying with an inappropriate reference group by which you compare yourself
d. ?making internal attributions for the successes of an outgroup member
ANSWER:
a
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a. ?Eddie has comprehensive knowledge of ballistics, including the identification of weapons and interpretation of angle and distance of firing. b. ?Eddie knows the history of local gangs and their allegiances from his years on the job. c. ?Eddie finds that when he reads through a file, a detail will leap out at him as peculiar to the flow of events, which then helps to focus the direction of the investigation. d. ?Eddie has learned a great deal about the psychology of domestic violence, which can be the underlying trigger of a homicide.
Individuals who are diagnosed with ____________ as adults may have engaged in animal cruelty and fire setting when they were children or adolescents.
A. antisocial personality disorder B. borderline personality disorder C. narcissistic personality disorder D. schizophrenia E. avoidant personality disorder
When treating patients' auditory hallucinations, a cognitive-behavioral therapist is likely to begin by using ____
a. assessment b. identification of negative beliefs c. mindfulness training d. collaborative analysis of symptoms
In explaining why humans are not completely mechanical, Descartes has become associated with the ______ distinction.
a. mind–body b. voluntary–involuntary c. heart–brain d. material–immaterial