Which of the following describes the phenomenon whereby the last pieces of information to which we are exposed have heightened impact on our judgments, relative to information received in the middle?
a. The halo effect
b. The what is beautiful is good effect
c. The recency effect
d. The finale effect
Answer: C
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On the classic selection task in conditional reasoning, people work on the problem, "If a card has a vowel on one side, then it has an even number on the other side." Research on variations of this task indicates that
a. people consistently seek out negative information rather than positive information. b. the problem is easier to solve if it describes something concrete, such as drinking age. c. this is one of the few tasks that people can solve more accurately in their heads than when the problem is represented with concrete objects. d. people are systematically influenced by the representativeness heuristic.
Daisy listens carefully to a debate between two political candidates. She evaluates the merits of the arguments that each candidate presents, and she decides which candidate to vote for on the basis of that candidate's position on key issues. In this instance, Daisy has processed the information contained in the debate using the:
a. peripheral route b. cognitive dissonance model c. self-serving route d. central route
Research involving animals self-administering drugs suggests that which drug or drug class is LEAST likely to be abused?
A) depressants B) marijuana C) antipsychotics D) stimulants
To use the normal approximation, it is required that either NP ?5= 10 or NQ ?5= 10, but not both
Indicate whether the statement is true or false