If one ignores the base rate when making a decision, it usually leads to

a. a valid syllogism.
b. mental flexibility.
c. a correct intuition.
d. an error in judgment.


D

Psychology

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Group sanctions may include all of the following EXCEPT

a. attribution and social facilitation. b. rejection or exclusion. c. laughter or staring. d. social approval or disapproval.

Psychology

Dissociation is likely to happen

A. after an extremely stressful or a traumatic event. B. when there is potential secondary gain. C. when there is primary gain. D. when a patient is malingering.

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As a child, Blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl. As he got older, the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten

Blaine is now in his early-twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese. The geese gave him a stare and he felt slightly fearful, though not as afraid as he had been as a child. Blaine's fear response is an example of __________ a) stimulus discrimination. b) stimulus generalization. c) higher-order conditioning. d) spontaneous recovery.

Psychology