In her research, Professor Kyoto seeks to identify circumstances in which confirmation bias is especially likely to impede effective problem solving. Which specialty area does her research best represent?
a. biological psychology
b. developmental psychology
c. personality psychology
d. cognitive psychology
d. cognitive psychology
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Research concerning race and capital punishment indicates that a. for judgments of such serious repercussion, judges and juries are rarely if ever influenced by race. b. the more "stereotypically African American" a black defendant appears, the more likely he is to be sentencedto death
c. defendants are most likely to be sentenced to death when they murder a same-race victim. d. black women were more likely than black men to receive a capital sentence.
According to research on the actor-observer effect, people have a tendency to make relatively more ____ for their own behaviors but relatively more ____ for others' behaviors
a. internal attributions; external attributions b. external attributions; internal attributions c. stable attributions; unstable attributions d. unstable attributions; stable attributions
Trena is a psychologist, who has conducted research into the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers and is presently setting up an educational program for the schools throughout her region. Her program will promote education, prevention, and treatment of the major sexually transmitted diseases. Trena is most likely a(n) __________ psychologist
a. educational b. developmental c. environmental d. community