Which of the following describes confirmation bias?
a. Using an old solution to a problem without results
b. Basing a decision on limited information
c. Focusing on a narrow aspect of a problem
d. Focusing on information that supports your beliefs
d. Focusing on information that supports your beliefs
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When we evaluate Piaget's theory, we can conclude that
a. infant cognitive development occurs in discrete stages and at the ages put forth by Piaget. b. his theory does not hold true cross-culturally. c. subsequent research shows children develop cognitive skills much later than Piaget proposed. d. his theory has been supported in terms of the sequence and pattern of events across different cultures.
A systematic method for determining how a sample of participants respond to a set of standard questions attempting to assess their feelings, attitudes, beliefs or knowledge at one or more times is called a(n) ______.
A. questionnaire B. interview C. study D. survey
__________is a heuristic device in which we try to solve a problem by evaluating the difference between the current situation and the goal
A) Backtracking B) The depth-first search algorithm C) Parallel processing D) The means-end analysis E) Select
In 2012, approximately ____ of high school seniors reported smoking cigarettes in the past month
a. ?11% b. ?14% c. ?17% d. ?20%