TB_01_13 The difficulty with many common sense claims that people believe is that even though they "seem" right, they are often incorrect when compared to scientific evidence. In other words, the scientific facts seem ___________ to people,
when compared to their common sense beliefs.
a) counterintuitive
b) hyper-contextual
c) divergent
d) inexplicable
ANS: A, Something is counterintuitive when it seems to fly in the face of what would be logically accurate or expected.
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a. using the process of extinction b. changing our own behavior to solve the problem c. seeking information about what needs to be done d. dealing with our distress
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a) infant sociability. b) nonverbal encoding. c) communication. d) emergence.
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a. People may naively believe that their leader's confidence and passion will always translate to a positive result. b. Transformational leaders do not welcome new approaches for problem solving. c. The transformational leadership style does not produce internal motivation among group members. d. Transformational leaders do not foster trust among group members.
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a. bottom-up processing. b. top-down processing. c. conceptually driven processing. d. kinesthetic processing.