Of the following real-world phenomena, the confirmation bias best explains the observation that people
a. do not always make decisions that maximize their monetary outcome.
b. are more likely to purchase meat advertised as 80% fat free than 20% fat.
c. misjudge homicide as more prevalent in the U.S. than suicide.
d. can cite several reasons for their position on a controversial issue but none for the opposing side.
d
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Developmental psychopathology is a new approach to abnormal psychology that emphasizes the importance of analyzing behavior in terms of
a. cybernetics. b. early childhood trauma. c. learned patterns that are ingrained over time. d. comparisons of individual behavior to age-based norms.
According to longitudinal and experimental studies, what effects does lower-quality sleep have on children?
What will be an ideal response?
Any physical energy that affects people and evokes a response is called a(n)
a. archetype. b. metacomponent. c. stimulus. d. precipitant.
Tony dreams that he goes to a party. When he gets to the party, he is the only person in a costume and mask, and no one seems to notice. Using Freud's dream theory, dreaming about wearing a mask and costume to the party represents which content of the dream?
a. NREM b. lucid c. manifest d. latent