You are watching golf on TV with a friend. You see someone make a hole-in-one on a short par three hole. Your friend asks if you think anyone else will make a hole-in-one. You say yes. Why?
a. probability c. representativeness
b. availability bias d. common occurrence
Answer: b
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In a controlled experiment, a new treatment for test anxiety has shown to be effective in reducing treated clients' scores on an anxiety test. However, these clients report that they do not notice a difference in their anxiety after treatment. The change is probably ____
a. ?not statistically significant b. ?not clinically significant c. ?neither statistically nor clinically significant d. ?not reliable but valid
Recent research that has investigated the historical prevalence of eating disorders suggests that:
a. both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa were extremely rare prior to the 1950s b. anorexia nervosa, but not bulimia nervosa, can be traced back to medieval times c. bulimia nervosa, but not anorexia nervosa, can be traced back to medieval times d. both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa can be traced back to medieval times
The medications such as Ritalin and Cylert that are generally used to treat attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder have proven particularly helpful to most patients in:
A. temporarily reducing hyperactivity and impulsivity and / or improving concentration B. reducing hyperactivity and impulsivity and / or improving concentration with gains maintained after the medication is discontinued C. temporarily increasing academic performance and socialization D. increasing academic performance and socialization with gains maintained even after the medication is discontinued
The belief referred to as __________ holds that God permeates the universe, that God and universe are one and the same.
a. atheism b. gnosticism c. hedonism d. pantheism