People tend to think that good life events are more likely to happen to them than
to other people. This phenomenon is known as
(a) the fundamental attribution error
(b) the positive attribution tendency
(c) unrealistic optimism
(d) internal positive attribution bias
(e) a manifestation of the availability heuristic
C
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What did Pavlov say was necessary for classical conditioning to occur? a. The CS and UCS must be equally familiar or unfamiliar. b. The CS and UCS must produce similar sensations
c. The CS and UCS must be close together in time. d. The CS and UCS must be similar in intensity.
Milton was found not competent to stand trial. He was admitted to a psychiatric facility where, after many months, it was determined he was unlikely to regain competency. According to the Supreme Court ruling Jackson v. Indiana, what will happen to Milton? a. He will be tried for the crime of which he was accused
b. He will remain in the psychiatric facility. c. Either he will be freed or civil commitment procedures will begin. d. He will be found "guilty, but mentally ill" and placed in a psychiatric hospital.
The dominant methodology of the Middle Ages was ____
a. logic c. quantitative b. qualitative d. empirical
Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to the
a. representativeness bias. b. availability bias. c. planning fallacy. d. confirmation bias. e. mental set.