An interviewer is asking people on the street questions about the mayor of their town. He tells them that the new mayor has a PhD in sociology, has specialized in women's and gender studies, and has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals. The interviewer presents them with two situations and asks which one of them is more probable. He asks them if it is more probable that the
mayor is a women's rights activist, or a politician who is also a college professor. If the interviewees pick the first situation, which error in judgement are they committing?
A) conjunction fallacy
B) availability bias
C) sunk-cost fallacy
D) optimism bias
A) conjunction fallacy
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a. idiosyncrasy b. brownie c. group d. normative
Which statement is true of the use of antipsychotic drugs to treat schizophrenia?
A. They do not provide support for the dopamine hypothesis. B. They bring about a rapid cure for schizophrenics. C. They make psychotherapy difficult, because the patient becomes confused. D. They may produce serious long-term side effects.
A study finds that 100 percent of 20-year-olds, 70 percent of 40-year-olds, and only 40 percent of 60-year-olds are able to detect the scent of a single rotten egg in a 10- by 10-foot room. A developmental psychologist would most likely explain this change in terms of a(n)
a. Decrease in olfactory sensory threshold b. Increase in olfactory sensory threshold c. Decrease in cross-modality perception d. Increase in cross-modality perception
Melissa's therapist encourages her to interpret her emotional and physical tension as "normal anxiety" and to redirect her attention from herself to others in social situations. The therapist is using which behavioral treatment?
a. exposure therapy b. systematic desensitization c. modeling d. cognitive restructuring