Pat is a psychologist who works with defense attorneys in formulating questions during jury selection. Many prospective jurors think Pat is an attorney because he is male, dresses in a three-piece suit, writes on a legal pad,
and has a good command of language. What decision-making process did the prospective jurors use?
a) They used the availability heuristic.
b) They used the representativeness heuristic.
c) They used algorithms in arriving at their decision.
d) They are applying the principles of divergent thinking.
B
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a. cultural stereotyping. b. self-serving attribution. c. the fundamental attribution error. d. cognitive dissonance. e. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Over the last 30 years, IQ boosts, averaging 15 points, have occurred in 14 countries in far too short a time to be explained by genetics. This environmental effect is known as the __________ effect
a. techno b. academic c. Barnum d. Flynn
You notice that your pregnant friend just lit a cigarette and you ask her, "What the heck are you doing?" Your friend replies that her doctor said that it was okay to smoke during pregnancy
Which of the following statements should be your reply? a. "There are known side effects to smoking and no responsible physician would tell you that you can smoke if you are pregnant." b. "Okay, research has shown that smoking is harmless." c. "Most physicians would recommend that you wait until the third trimester to begin smoking again." d. "That makes sense; smoking is harmful if it is secondhand smoke."
Suppose Professor Jahl studies the acquisition of an ability called "gorpage." Professor Jahl finds that some children acquire gorpage when they are four years old, while other do not acquire gorpage until they are six years old
Additionally, the professor discovers that children in East Asian countries do not acquire gorpage at all. The acquisition of gorpage is likely to be labeled ___. a. gorpage development b. gorpage learning c. gorpage learning and development d. gorpage change