Jay, a popular TV show host, made a joke regarding Ford Pinto's and the dangers of owning them because of their "perceived" tendency to blow up
Many Pinto owners took issue with Jay's view as presented, in part due to a fear that they could never re-sell their car. Jay's very public joke and its potential to impact peoples' perceptions is an example of a(n) __________
a) representative heuristic.
b) availability heuristic.
c) exemplar.
d) additive strategy.
b
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a. confounded cell means cannot differ significantly. b. confounded cell means contain too much sampling error. c. even if the difference were significant, we could not tell where the difference came from. d. if the difference were significant, it would cast doubt on the interpretation of other significant differences.
When we look at a white house, we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle. This is due to perceptual ______
a. closure c. reversibility b. constancy d. coherency
All of the following are true about marijuana except:
a. It comes from the Indian hemp plant, which was cultivated in the United States during World War II b. Its major psychoactive ingredient is THC c. A mild form of marijuana is called hashish d. It can be smoked or eaten
Individuals with personality disorders
A) have a strong sense of self. B) are unable to live up to societal expectations. C) reject societal expectations. D) comply with societal expectations.