Professor Jenkins surveys his class regarding the effectiveness of marijuana as an
aphrodisiac. 85% of the class strongly believes that marijuana has an aphrodisiac effect.
Professor Jenkins, however, informs his class that, to date, little evidence has supported
this assumption and, in fact, more evidence has actually supported the opposite. The
classes' original assumption depicts:
A) The correlation coefficient
B) The illusory correlation
C) The hindsight bias
D) The placebo effect
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Drinking caffeine can actually make you smarter.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Heroin first became popular among opioid abusers in the 1970s, due to returning Vietnam veterans
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You have been working at a bank for the last four years, but they recently changed systems, and you had to relearn how to perform every task. After a while, you notice that you cannot remember how you used to perform these tasks using the old system. This is an example of ______.
A. retroactive interference B. proactive interference C. executive retrieval D. overactive retrieval