Gamblers who believe in a "run of luck," "winning streaks," and "the dice being hot" are exhibiting which cognitive distortion?
a. the gambler's fallacy
b. selective memory
c. attribution errors
d. probability biases
D
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State the five ethical principles incorporated in the APA code of conduct. Three of these principles were published in which 1979 report?
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What implication can be drawn from the work of Elizabeth Loftus concerning people's memory for slides depicting a car wreck?
a) We are very accurate in encoding speed. b) Our high confidence in our memories is reflected in the accuracy of our recall. c) Careful questioning can help us recall information we thought we had forgotten. d) Questions that are inconsistent with what we have seen can alter our memories.
A sample of 100 people is classified by gender (male/female) and by whether or not they are registered voters. The sample consists of 80 females and 20 males, and has a total of 60 registered voters. If these data are used for a chi-square test for independence, what is the total number of females for the expected frequencies?
A) ?32 B) ?20 C) ?48 D) ?80