Suppose that sports fans in Canada are given a list of names of all the medal winners in the last Olympics. After a few minutes of study, the fans are asked to estimate the percentage of medals won by Canada. The fans probably will _____ this number due to the _____.
A) overestimate; hindsight bias
B) overestimate; availability bias
C) underestimate; hindsight bias
D) overestimate; category-specific deficit
B) overestimate; availability bias
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Bronfenbrenner’s ecological perspective of human development argues that
a. home and school settings are not as interconnected as once thought. b. the "third layer" is the interrelationship among settings. c. the structures or settings are nested or fit inside one another. d. the innermost layer is the environment that the child is NOT in very often.
Although LSD has complex effects in the brain, the best evidence indicates that its hallucinogenic properties are due to stimulating
A. serotonin-2A receptors. B. the mesolimbic dopamine system. C. cholinergic receptors. D. GABA receptors.
Mark says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. All she wanted me to do was say whatever thoughts and feelings came into my head, even if some of them were embarrassing." Mark's therapist is using the technique of __________
a) exposure. b) free association. c) resistance. d) transference.
Researchers conduct an experiment in which participants watch either a violent film or a nonviolent film. After watching the film, the researchers take saliva samples from participants to test for levels of a hormone called testosterone
According to the authors of your text, what technique are these researchers using? a. correlational design b. evolutionary psychology c. social neuroscience d. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)