Yasuo has played a slot machine at a riverboat casino nine straight times and lost on each play. He believes that he will win on the tenth play because "he is due." Yasuo is exhibiting ____
a. ?confirmation bias
b. ?gambler's fallacy
c. ?the availability heuristic
d. ?functional fixedness
ANSWER:
b
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Of the following parents giving praise to their child, which is using the most effective strategy?
a. Abdul tells his daughter, "You're a good girl" when she is polite to the neighbor. b. Barney tells his son, "I'm so proud of how well you prepared for your biology test.". c. Cornelius uses the phrase, "You did a wonderful job" every time he praises his daughter. d. Darnell says to his son, "I'm proud of how you played tennis, but maybe next time you'll get more points.". e. Ed, who after his daughter shows him her artwork, avoids making eye contact but says, "That's a great job you did.".
Which number illustrates the fact that in English, numbers do not all follow a regular naming pattern, thus making learning to count more difficult in English than in some other number systems?
a. 1 b. 11 c. 21 d. 31
In the 1960s, even though all her friends had tried various drugs, Anita refused to experiment with drugs because she was afraid she would get caught and end up in jail. Based on Kohlberg's theory, Anita's reasons for not experimenting with drugs reflect:
a. conventional moral reasoning b. preconventional moral reasoning c. postconventional moral reasoning d. autonomous moral reasoning
The so called "fast pathway" is an important circuit in the brain because
A) it speeds up our brain's ability to send important sensory information to the cerebral cortex. B) it allows us to respond to a potentially dangerous stimulus before we even know exactly what it is. C) it allows us to process quickly moving stimuli in our environment. D) it is involved in the conscious recognition of a potentially dangerous stimulus.