Dr. Sand is sure that Ahmed has appendicitis, and as a result he pays more attention to test that are consistent with appendicitis than to results that suggest a different problem. Dr. Sand has fallen victim to:
A. Functional fixedness
B. A mental mode
C. Confirmation bias
D. The availability heuristic
C. Confirmation bias
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Client-centered therapy was founded by __________.
A. Carl Rogers B. Joseph Wolpe C. Aaron Beck D. Carl Jung
A blow to Gina's head caused brain damage resulting in a loss of hearing. Which area of the brain was damaged?
a) pons b) hypothalamus c) temporal lobes d) occipital lobes
The environmental movement in the United States seeks to protect forests and other pristine lands. To most Americans, respecting natural lands and animals probably is consistent with their ethical system. In some other countries, laws protecting the lands do not exist. Farmers and ranchers routinely "slash and burn" in order to farm or raise livestock, and loggers harvest trees indiscriminately. There is no ethical dilemma, since their society accepts these practices as normal and necessary. Farmers, ranchers, and loggers in these countries engage in these practices because they deem it necessary to provide for their families. Because their focus is on providing for their families and communities, they are adhering to the ethical system known as:
A. ethics of care. B. egoism. C. psychological egoism. D. golden mean.
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