The tendency to think that a syllogism is valid if its conclusion is believable is called the _________________.
A. availability heuristic
B. confirmatory bias
C. belief bias
D. mental set
Answer: C
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A clinician who uses research to select the most effective form of treatment is practicing _________________ psychotherapy
a. eclectic b. outcome based c. evidence-based d. epidemiological
It has become clear in recent years that perception of color appears to involve sequential stages of information processing; in the first stage, the cones seem to follow the ____________________ theory, and cells in the visual cortex seem to follow the ____________________ theory
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Belinda wants to record an album, but doesn't know how to begin. Her friend, Carlyle, says, "Why don't you start by deciding with whom you'd like to work and then make a list of other tasks, so you can check them off as you complete them?" Carlyle is suggesting
A. working backward. B. means-end analysis. C. incubation. D. use of multiple hypotheses.
The quality of being independent, self-sufficient, and capable of thinking for one’s self is referred to as __________
a) independence b) resilience c) individualism d) autonomy