Which of the following describes how thoughts are influenced by mental shortcuts, misperception, and emotional biases?
A. loss aversion
B. irrational economic thinking
C. rational economic thinking
D. prospect theory
Answer: B
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A moral conflict, which requires a choice between doing something helpful for someone else or meeting one's own needs, involves a
a. prohibitive moral judgment. b. postconventional moral judgment. c. prosocial moral judgment. d. conventional moral judgment.
What pioneering psychologist offered the famous guarantee about being able to shape a healthy baby into any type of specialist you might want?
a. William James c. Max Wertheimer b. John B. Watson d. Wilhelm Wundt
In studying domestic violence, Bard found that A. a major proportion of domestic disturbance calls involved at least one person who was intoxicated
B. husbands are much more likely than wives to use violence to resolve differences. C. extensive training in dealing with domestic violence decreases instances of assault. D. wives are more likely than husbands to use violence to resolve differences.
A young woman is a participant in a study of emotion. She was connected to an EEG, which shows the activity of the left and right hemispheres separately. If the EEG reveals a high level of activation in the left hemisphere,
which of the following is most likely to have occurred? a) She just read a very funny cartoon. b) She was just given a jar of a foul smelling substance to smell. c) She was told she is not going to get paid the $25 she had been promised. d) The researcher told her she will be stuck with needles in the second part of the study.