Most people view their future prospects optimistically and believe that they possess more favorable characteristics and abilities than the average person. This is because they are motivated to
A) conserve mental effort.
B) seek accuracy.
C) manage their self-image.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
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d. They bind to specific receptors in the brain.
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a. found the area of the brain that acted as the mother board b. developed computer programs that solved problems the way humans do c. successfully implanted a computer chip into the brain of a mouse d. built a computer that had passed the Turing test
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A. released from the presynaptic neuron B. synthesized C. destroyed D. secreted into synaptic vesicles
The difficulty in selecting adequate control questions for a polygraph examination may be a reason why the control question technique leads to more_________than___________
A. false positives; false negatives B. false positives; true negatives C. true negatives; false positives D. false negatives; true positives