Suppose that you are watching television just after a Congressional election, and your favorite candidate has won—although the election was close. You say to a friend, “Well, I was really quite confident that he would win.” This might be an example of
a. a conjunction fallacy
b. the framing effect
c. the hindsight bias
d. the representativeness heuristic
Answer: c. the hindsight bias
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According to Horney, children can develop feelings of security in spite of traumatic events when:
a. they are provided with a structured routine. b. parents show warmth and affection. c. parents treat them like adults. d. they are provided with unrestricted freedom.
The superego consists of . . .
a. Feelings of pride when we meet our ideals b. Feelings of shame and guilt when we violate a moral code c. Both of the above d. None of the above
This abortion procedure does not require general anesthesia in the first 6 weeks of pregnancy and involves removing fetal material by suction
a. D & C b. induced labor c. D & E d. all of the above
William Sheldon's theory of temperament was based primarily on
a) the collective unconscious. b) conditioning. c) physique. d) interaction among the id, ego, and superego.