If you are trying to decide whether something you see is a white pelican (common) or a flying saucer from outer space (rare), what should you consider?

a. The law of effect
b. Base-rate information
c. The availability heuristic
d. The sunk cost effect


b

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In a laboratory, smokers are asked to drive using a computerized driving simulator and cover the maximum distance possible, while avoiding rear-end collisions

Some volunteers are given a real cigarette to smoke immediately before the test. Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. The number of collisions the two groups make is to be compared. The control group in this scenario consists of ________. a. volunteers who smoke real cigarettes. b. volunteers who smoke fake cigarettes. c. all the experimenters. d. all the volunteers.

Psychology

Independent and dependent variables are a part of every study that uses the experimental method

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

Which is an example of a well-designed object for which ordinary users have well-

articulated schemas about its use? (a) a mainframe computer (b) a book (c) a VCR (d) a programmable microwave oven (e) none of the above

Psychology