A mental set is most likely to inhibit:

a. confirmation bias.
b. overconfidence.
c. creativity.
d. belief perseverance


Answer: c. creativity.

Psychology

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A. repression. B. sublimation. C. displacement. D. denial.

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A. Two-sample t test B. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) C. Independent samples t test D. Paired/related samples t test

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a. forming hypotheses and systematically evaluating all possibilities. b. trial-and-error. c. relying on past experience. d. using centration.

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Viruses, drugs, and environmental pollutants that can harm a developing fetus are called

A) teratogens. B) mitochondria. C) anencelapathies. D) psychometric anomalies.

Psychology