Montana and Sarah are playing cards. Montana has a great hand—four aces—while Sarah's hand is just average—a 2 of hearts, a 3 of spades, a 5 of spades, and a 7 of clubs. Even though the statistical probability of both hands is the same, many people (incorrectly) assume that Montana's exact hand is rarer than Sarah's exact hand. This common misconception stems most directly from the ____
a. base rate fallacy
b. representativeness heuristic
c. availability heuristic
d. false consensus effect
B
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A person's biological classification as either male or female based on the sex chromosomes contained in his or her DNA is called their __________
a. gender b. sex-role stereotype c. genitalia d. sex
WPPSI is to WAIS as
A) creativity is to intelligence. B) child is to adult. C) male is to female. D) former is to current.
According to Ritch Savin-Williams, _____
A) the development of sexual orientation in gay males and lesbians involves several steps B) human beings are genetically predisposed to have a homosexual orientation C) human beings are genetically predisposed to have a bisexual orientation D) gay males and lesbians feel more comfortable in disclosing their sexual orientations to their parents than to their friends