George smokes and drinks, and he is overweight, but he would be the first to tell you that he will outlive all of his friends at the bar. George's opinion illustrates:
A) the availability heuristic.
B) optimism bias.
C) the conjunction fallacy.
D) the sunk-cost fallacy.
B) optimism bias.
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Research finds that shy people deliberately keep conversations short and polite and avoid potentially controversial or embarrassing topics. Some researchers point to these findings to suggest that social anxiety is caused by excessive
A. fear of strangers. B. fear of the unknown. C. evaluation apprehension. D. need for control.
According to Raymond Cattell, knowledge and abilities that are acquired refer to:
a. fluid intelligence b. practical intelligence c. crystallized intelligence d. analytic intelligence
What recent research has led to the indication that the "blue curtain of secrecy" is breaking down?
A. More police are attending college. B. Police training has addressed the issue. C. Whistleblowers have become a part of police culture. D. There are more women and minorities on the force.
A research question is probably important if:
A. it will clarify relationships among variables known to affect the behavior under study. B. the results obtained can be published. C. the variables under scrutiny are known to have small, theoretically uninteresting effects. D. the answer is already known.