Research on the planning fallacy demonstrates that one important determinant of when we accomplish a task is

a. self-esteem
b. when the deadline is
c. whether we consider ourselves experts on the task
d. intelligence


Answer: B

Psychology

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A. When a child uses one word to symbolize all manner of similar instances. B. When a child inappropriately restricts the use of a word to a particular case. C. When children begin to utter two-word sentences before the developmental age of 20–26 months. D. When children begin to utter two-word sentences after the developmental age of 20–26 months.

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According to the text, it is customary in Jewish families to emphasize the connection between birth and death by:

a. taking even very young children to funerals of friends and neighbors b. keeping pictures of grandparents in every child's room c. naming children after a family member who has died d. remembering the names of dead relatives in meal-time prayers

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Which test is carried out 15 to 20 weeks into the pregnancy and allows the analysis of fetal cells that can identify a variety of genetic defects with nearly 100 percent accuracy?

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