When students exhibit a tendency not to challenge a professor's arguments because they assume he or she is an expert and knows better, it could be an example of __________.

A. affective bias
B. selective perception
C. cognitive bias
D. groupthink


Answer: C

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In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court found that

A. government assistance to religious institutions must advance religious activities. B. government programs may advance one particular religion over another. C. the government must avoid excessive entanglement with religion. D. government aid may be used to purchase prayer books and religious music. E. government funding may support religious (non-secular) activities.

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Under the Constitution, the states were ___________ than they had been under the Articles of Confederation

a. larger b. smaller c. less powerful d. more powerful e. fewer in number

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By the end of the 1960s, households with televisions outnumbered those with

a. indoor plumbing. b. glass windows. c. radios. d. electricity.

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The Constitution addresses:

a. four leadership positions within Congress: the Speaker of the House, the president of the Senate, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate. b. six leadership positions within Congress: the Speaker of the House, the president of the Senate, the majority leader of the House and Senate, and the minority leader of the House and Senate. c. two leadership positions within Congress: the Speaker of the House and the president of the Senate. d. two leadership positions within Congress: the Speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate.

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