Fidan wrecked his dad's car. When his dad got home from work, Fidan met him at the door with a cold beer and his favorite magazine. The smell from his dad's favorite meal was wafting through the house, and his dad's favorite CD was playing
Fidan is trying to use ________ to get his father to think of him as a good, responsible son before he tells him about the car.
a. representativeness heuristic
b. priming
c. controlled thinking
d. counterfactual thinking
Answer: B
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Cognitive deficits involving problems with memory, attention, language, concentration, judgment, and problem- solving that progressively worsen occur in
a. delirium. b. dementia. c. stroke. d. mood disorders.
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a. logical consistency b. consequences c. moral implications d. compatibility with societal and cultural norms