Which of the following is most likely to lead to unfair criticism of those who have made mistakes in the past?
A. hindsight bias
B. availability heuristic
C. confirmation bias
D. representativeness heuristic
Answer: A
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Which statement about prescription opioids is accurate?
a. Research indicates more males than females are addicted to prescription opioids, and many turn to criminal activities to support their drug habit. b. Research indicates dependency to prescription opioids rarely interferes with the dependent person's ability to maintain relationships and a career. c. Research indicates tolerance to prescription opioids builds up very gradually and withdrawal effects are slight or nonexistent. d. Research indicates many opioid-abusers began their habit with prescribed opioids, eventually buying prescription opioids illegally or trying heroin.
Antecedent control procedures are used when:
a. the goal is to increase a desirable behavior b. the goal is to decrease competing behaviors c. a behavior is already in the person's repertoire d. all of these
The important study of twins conducted at the University of
Minnesota has found that many personality traits are influenced by genetic factors. These findings have been repeatedly confirmed by examining twin samples from intact families. This is an important reminder of the critical thinking concept of A) ruling out rival hypotheses. B) extraordinary claims. C) falsifiability. D) replicability.
Which of the following statements is supported by research on recess?
A) Over half of U.S. schools no longer provide recess to students as young as second grade. B) Elementary school students are more attentive in the classroom after recess than before it. C) Elementary school students are less attentive in the classroom after recess than before it. D) In more than half of U.S. elementary schools, recess is scheduled several times each day.