Assuming most crimes involve violence because the media generally reports stories on rapes, robberies, and beatings is an example of the ________ heuristic.
A. matching
B. representativeness
C. availability
D. vividness
Answer: C
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Consider the Implicit Association Test in which people are asked to categorize words as well as Caucasian/AfricanAmerican names. If you were to design a similar measure to assess implicit associations related to age, and more specifically, implicit negative beliefs about older people, which pattern of results might your IAT produce to indicate such ageism?
a. Participants report that they like younger-sounding names (e.g., Dylan, Carter) more than older-soundingnames (e.g., Gladys, Sydney). b. Participants take longer to pair positive words with older-sounding names and negative words with youngersounding names than vice versa. c. Participants primed with words related to old age (e.g., "Florida," "Bingo," "wheelchair") internalizestereotypes regarding the elderly and demonstrate slower reaction times to the categorization tasks. d. Participants are quicker to recognize and categorize photos of young faces than photos of older faces.
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the highest degree of association between two variables?
A. +.70 B. +.30 C. -.20 D. -.90
According to James' early theory of emotion, a person's visceral, or physiological,
response comes ______ the feeling of fear when that person encounters a bear in the woods. (a) after (b) before (c) simultaneously with (d) A, B, or C, depending on the situation
According to Duckworth et al. (2007), which of the following statements is true about grit?
A. It is defined as both perseverance and passion toward long-term goals. B. It is a strong predictor of marital dissatisfaction and divorce. C. It is the only personality trait in adolescence that predicts spirituality seeking in late life. D. It is characterized by substance abuse in mid-life.