When NASA was making the decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger it already had an excellent record of successful launches. This fact probably led to which aspect of groupthink?
a. discrediting of information c. pressure to conform
b. the group's belief in its rightness d. stereotyping of outgroup members
B
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One of your mother's siblings is known for dressing in outfits with mismatched colors. This person __________.
A. is more likely to be your aunt, because women have more problems with color vision B. is more likely to be your uncle, because men have more problems with color vision C. is equally likely to be your aunt or your uncle, because men and women have an equal chance of having problems with color vision D. could be either your aunt or your uncle, but the cause is most likely a poor sense of fashion, because humans rarely have problems with color vision
When people show persistent feelings of sadness, despair, and loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure that impair everyday adaptive behavior for more than a few weeks, they are likely to be diagnosed with a(n) ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The example in Chapter 11 of predicting weight from height and sex showed that
a. adding sex as a predictor accounted for an important source of variability. b. there is a much stronger relationship between height and weight in males than in females. c. sex is not a useful predictor in this situation. d. we cannot predict very well, even with two predictors.
List and describe the three main units for visuospatial information processing.
What will be an ideal response?