Estimates of the probability that an event will happen based on the ease with which instances of the event can be brought to mind reflect the
a. base-rate fallacy.
b. fundamental attribution error.
c. two-step attribution process.
d. availability heuristic.
d
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Professor Eli conducts a correlational study in which he concludes that the amount of sunlight children receive is positively correlated with the rate at which they grow. Which conclusion would Professor Eli be incorrect in drawing from his correlational data? a. Getting more sun causes children to grow faster
b. The more sun children get the faster they seem to grow. c. The faster children grow, the more sun they seem to get. d. The less sun children get, the slower their rate of growth seems to be.
Dylan has been divorced for five years, but still is preoccupied with his former spouse, has not developed any new friendships, and is an emotional mess. Dylan is best described as having a "divorce ____."
a. hangover b. fixation c. breakthrough d. covenant
Which of the following is not a step in classical conditioning?
a. selecting stimulus and response c. determining schedule of reinforcement b. establishing the conditioned response d. testing for conditioning
John's heart has been conditioned to beat rapidly whenever he smells Windsong perfume on a woman. However, John's heart also races when he smells Chanel #5 and other perfumes. This illustrates:
a. stimulus generalization. b. discrimination. c. extinction. d. spontaneous recovery.