The tendency to look for information that supports one's own belief is called

a. the principle of falsifiability.
b. confirmation bias.
c. denialism.
d. cognitive inertia.


Answer: b

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a. absent in all children with autism spectrum disorder, regardless of level of functioning b. reduced in low-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder, but relatively normal in high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder. c. reduced in all children with autism spectrum disorder, regardless of level of functioning. d. unclear whether mirror neuron functioning is involved in autism spectrum disorder at all.

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Mr. Eli Shun wants to study the development of emotion in children for his doctoral dissertation. He would like to graduate as soon as possible, so he devises a study that consists of assessing children of different ages at the same time

This is an example of a ___________ research design. a. survey c. cross-sectional b. longitudinal d. cross-sequential

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Which is a measure of socially desirable responding?

a. Marlowe–Crowne scale b. Barnum scale c. Myers-Briggs scale d. Jung scale

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Panic disorder is often associated with ______

a. obsessive-compulsive disorder c. agoraphobia b. dissociative fugue d. claustrophobia

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