Dr. Chen finds in her study of people's charitable habits that individuals overestimate the amount of money they give to their churches and private schools. Dr. Chen's results may reflect
a. over-representation bias.
b. social desirability bias.
c. poor random sampling.
d. large sample bias.
e. volunteer bias.
b
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b. hypnotic regression of the host and each alter. c. confrontation of the abuser. d. the typical substance abuse treatment model.
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a. the validity effect b. deindividuation c. the familiarity effect d. cognitive dissonance
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a. bariatric surgery b. diet and exercise c. counseling d. no treatment