The "A, not B" error refers to the
a. confusion preschoolers experience in identifying letters of the alphabet.
b. tendency to search for an object where it has been found previously, even though it was seen being hidden in a different location.
c. difficulty of reasoning about relationships that involve hypothetical examples, such as A and B.
d. observation that infants are unable to keep information about more than one item in memory so that the first (A) is lost when the second (B) is introduced.
B
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a. "hot" and "cold" b. controlled and automatic c. social and biological d. economic and cognitive
Bob received a C on his Calculus II exam and an A on his Macroeconomics exam. Which of the following would best reflect Bob’s reasoning if he exhibited a self-serving bias?
a. ?His Calculus II grade was because he was coming down with the flu and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor was an easy grader. b. ?His Calculus II grade was because he is not good with numbers and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor was an easy grader. c. ?His Calculus II grade was because he was coming down with the flu and his Macroeconomics grade was because he has an innate gift for understanding how the world works. d. ?His Calculus II grade was because he does not study and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor happened to ask the questions he studied the most.
According to recent research, wisdom at any age is rare though it is more likely found among the old than among the young. Identify one person you think is wise and describe his or her characteristics that demonstrate wisdom
The person may be someone known to you or not; living or not. How do the person's characteristics of wisdom compare to the characteristics outlined in the textbook? What will be an ideal response?