Christopher is considering breaking up with his high-school sweetheart. He spends many hours weighing the benefits and drawbacks, he asks his friends for advice, and he thinks about it further before coming to his decision
In this case, Christopher is using
a. automatic thinking.
b. the representativeness heuristic.
c. controlled thinking.
d. self-fulfilling prophecies.
Answer: C
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A) narcolepsy B) sleep apnea C) insomnia D) sleep terrors E) Select
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a. controlled processes c. automatic processes b. altered states of consciousness d. daydreaming
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A) at a greater risk for child abuse. B) more often held close. C) talked to more gently. D) more often touched.
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a) Cattell b) Erlenmeyer and Jarvik c) Heston d) Jensen