Define the optimistic bias heuristic

What will be an ideal response


The optimistic bias heuristic is the tendency of people to underestimate their own risks and overestimate their own control in dangerous situations.

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Buddha taught that one’s present life is only one in a beginningless series of

_________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What did Socrates term persons who sold their wisdom for money?

A) ?Furies of Hades B) ?Harbingers of doom C) ?Corrupters of the youth D) ?Prostitutes of wisdom

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One basic problem that Coady sees in Michael Walzer's view is that it

a. would make it impossible for countries to defend themselves from attack. b. depends too heavily on religious principles that are justified by faith. c. undervalues the central importance of the prohibition against killing the innocent. d. fails to consider the psychological importance of a continuing state to its citizens. e. works for large multi-nation conflicts but not for smaller, briefer and less intense conflicts.

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Taylor says that man is condemned to be free.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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