According to the text, which of the following instances of "common sense" may be due to the representativeness heuristic?
a. Handwriting analysis cannot reveal certain things about your personality.
b. Eating turtle meat makes you a worse swimmer.
c. You should avoid potato chips if you suffer from greasy skin and acne.
d. You should drink milk when you have a cold
You should avoid potato chips if you suffer from greasy skin and acne.
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a. Susan is older than Keri. c. Susan and Keri are the same age. b. Susan is younger than Keri. d. None of these.
What is competency modeling? How is it used to provide evidence of validity?
What will be an ideal response?
__________ blocks any unpleasant or threatening memories from conscious awareness
a. Rationalization b. Regression c. Repression d. Reaction formation e. Projection
Social psychology differs from psychology in its focus on __________
a) people's susceptibility to clever advertising. b) the influences of the social world in which we exist. c) abnormal behavior. d) conformity.