Heuristics are cognitive strategies that always provide the right answer for a particular problem

a. true
b. false


Answer: b. false

Psychology

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Often, cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder) receive wide press coverage, leading people to believe this disorder is a relatively common psychological problem when, in fact, it is quite rare. People's estimates of the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder may be influenced to a large extent by

a. the representativeness heuristic. b. the conjunction fallacy. c. the availability heuristic. d. the hindsight bias.

Psychology

Discuss the criticisms of Maslow's theory

What will be an ideal response?

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As a person drinks more alcohol past the disinhibition stage, he/she becomes more intoxicated as areas of the brain become depressed or inhibited. These areas include the reticular activating system, the limbic system, and the cortex

a. inhibitory b. excitatory c. intoxicatory d. tolerance

Psychology

Barbiturates have particularly deadly effects when combined with ______

a. amphetamines c. alcohol b. marijuana d. cocaine

Psychology