Your authors note that perhaps as many as 70 percent of patients do not take the medical advice of their physician. One explanation for this is the concept of _____, which reminds us that many people find it difficult to try something new
A) xenophobia
B) personal inertia
C) misestimating risk
D) feeling powerless
Answer: B
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a. Very few men this age obtain an erection. b. Over 60 percent of these men are sexually active. c. Less than 50 percent of these men are sexually active. d. Erection is rarely a problem, but premature ejaculation usually is a problem.
People who lived in New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center experienced shared challenges from the attack called ________ effects.
a) biological b) environmental c) cohort d) Millennial Generation
The "middle generation squeeze" refers to
a. young grandparents who must simultaneously care for their own and their children's children. b. middle-aged adults who find themselves simultaneously caring for both younger and older generations. c. children of divorce who must split their time between living with both mother and father. d. children who are the middle-born in a large family.
Many times "psychics" will come forward after a negative event and claim that their vague premonitions had actually predicted the event. These "psychics" are relying on what?
A. hindsight bias B. confirmation bias C. negativity bias D. representativeness heuristic