Dan recently watched a television program about rabies, and those animals that are typically vectors for the disease. Last night, when he stepped outside to call his cat, he saw a raccoon waddling across his yard
The animal acted strangely and came straight toward him. Dan immediately decided it must have rabies. He made his decision based on __________
a) exemplars.
b) an algorithm.
c) a representativeness heuristic.
d) an availability heuristic
d
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The fetus may signal the mother when it is ready to be born by
a. secreting hormones from its adrenal and pituitary glands. b. releasing oxytocin from its brain. c. secreting pitocin from its endocrine system. d. increasing its "fluttering" behaviors.
Rogers believed that personality should be assessed through:
a. dream analysis. c. the study of the unconscious. b. a person's subjective experiences. d. psychological tests.
Why was short-term dynamic psychotherapy developed?
A. traditional psychoanalysis does not create enough transference B. there was a shortage of qualified psychoanalysts C. traditional psychoanalysis often requires many years of weekly sessions D. transference was found to be harmful
The study of inherited behavioral traits and tendencies is known as
a. analytical genetics. b. behavioral genetics. c. inferential statistics. d. statistical genetics.