John is a sexist who believes that women are incompetent business managers because they are "not temperamentally suited to the aggressive nature of the business world."
He notices every mistake his female managers make, but never seems to see their numerous successes. With each new mistake he notices, John becomes even more convinced of the incompetence of female managers. John's sexism is being maintained by the ______.
a. availability heuristic c. representativeness heuristic
b. idealized cognitive model d. confirmation bias
D
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Terrance, whose birth mother drank heavily throughout pregnancy, has a thin upper lip, short eyelid openings, a small head, and a smooth philtrum. His physical growth has been slow, and he shows impairment in memory, attention span, motor coordination, and social skills. Terrance has __________
A) fetal alcohol syndrome B) partial fetal alcohol syndrome C) alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder D) cytomegalovirus
Frank Levy and Richard Murnane outlined six skills necessary for success in a promising, middle-class wage career. These six skills are referred to as ___
a. standard educational skills b. new vocational skills c. new basic skills d. educational vocational skills
Eloise is living with post-traumatic stress disorder. During her therapy session, her therapist asks her to move her eyes rapidly back and forth while thinking of a disturbing memory. Eloise's therapist is using __________
a) eye-movement desensitization reprocessing b) systematic desensitization c) eye-memory therapy d) eye therapy
A developing female may be masculinized by the condition known as
a. Klinefelter's syndrome. b. Down syndrome. c. androgen insensitivty. d. congenital adrenal hyperplasia.