The primary causes of death are different for people of different ages. What might a primary cause of death for 34-year-old Anna be?
A. Abuse
B. Smallpox
C. Starvation
D. Homicide
Answer: D
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Reasons that take support away from a conclusion are called
a. fallacies. b. premises. c. assumptions. d. counterarguments.
The latest version of the classification system used by psychologists is:
a. DSM II. b. DSM III. c. DSM-IV-TR. d. DSM IV.
Members of the Nancy School believed that hypnotizability was ____, whereas Charcot believed it to be ____.?
a. ?a sign of mental pathology; perfectly normal b. ?perfectly normal; a sign of mental pathology c. ?a sign of sexual conflict; the result of prolonged concentration d. ?the result of prolonged concentration; a sign of sexual conflict
Suppose you are shown a description of a woman that is similar to your
stereotype of a romance novelist. You are asked whether it is more likely that the woman in question is a department store employee or a department store employee who is also a romance novelist. If you conclude that she is more likely a department store employee who is also a romance novelist, then you have (a) judged by the availability heuristic (b) violated a fundamental rule of probability theory; the category "department store employee" includes "department store employees who are also romance novelists" (c) not paid sufficient attention to the base rates (d) none of the above