A student who says, "I study about two hours a night, which is probably about the same as most college students," may be demonstrating the
a. false consensus effect
b. fundamental attribution error
c. self-serving bias
d. defensive attribution effect
Answer: A
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a. A person of 200 pounds would have to lose twice as much weight as a person of 100 pounds in order for the difference to be noticed. b. The maximum difference in stimuli that can be detected is the same for all senses. c. The constant is the same for all sense modalities. d. Motivation, attention, and past experience are factors in the constant.
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A) hippocampus B) thalamus C) amygdala D) hypothalamus
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A) IQ is a stronger predictor than practical intelligence of on-the-job performance. B) Educational attainment is a stronger predictor than IQ of occupational success and income. C) Home background is more important than IQ in predicting occupational success. D) High-IQ individuals are no more likely than those with lower IQs to have high-status occupations.
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