You used to envy your brother because he was always so confident when talking to others. Yet the older you become, the more you realize that your brother is more often convinced of things rather than accurate about things. Your brother's behavior can be explained by the
A. perseverance bias
B. fundamental attribution error
C. correspondence bias
D. overconfidence phenomenon
Answer: D. overconfidence phenomenon
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a. operant conditioning. b. observational learning. c. delayed reinforcement. d. classical conditioning.
What is a common result of bulimia nervosa?
A. Lanugo B. Intolerance to cold C. Brittle hair and nails D. Dental cavities and mouth ulcers
The part of the eye that changes shape to adjust for an object's distance is the
a. lens. b. pupil. c. cornea. d. retina. e. iris.
"I rang dang sang a long song dong to my tom mom bomb," says LaShon. LaShon is a patient with schizophrenia, and when he speaks this way, he displays which symptom of the disorder?
a. Clanging b. Tangentiality c. Flat affect d. Catalepsy