After meeting Jeff, Karyn thought she had found the man of her dreams
Although he began to treat her badly, she ignored his negative behavior and interpreted his positive behaviors in a way that was consistent with her preexisting notions. Karyn's inability to see Jeff for who he was is related to _________________.
a. the primacy effect
b. false consensus bias
c. false uniqueness bias
d. confirmation bias
d
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A. less common than B. about as common as C. more common than D. generally tied to
Kelly always remembers the information about family events, birthdays, finances, and so forth. Her spouse, Kirk, always remembers the information about world history, politics, news events, and so forth. Together, they are able to remember much more than they would alone because they have developed a(n) ____ system
a. trans active memory b. group support c. electronic brainstorming d. social facilitation
The neobehaviorists agreed that the essence of psychology is learning.?
a. True b. False
You are watching a pigeon pecking a key for food reinforcement. The pigeon pecks slowly right after food has been delivered, but gradually increases the rate of pecking as more time elapses. Based on what is known about the pattern of responding produced by various schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that the reinforcement schedule that is in place for this pigeon is a:
a. fixed-ratio schedule b. fixed-interval schedule c. variable-ratio schedule d. variable-interval schedule