Which is as an example of the "illusion of control?"
(a) superstitious behavior
(b) attribution of bad outcomes to global causes
(c) the Fundamental Attribution Error
(d) unrealistic pessimism
(e) all of these
A
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a. familialism c. escape avoidance b. socioemotional selectivity theory d. distancing
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A. availability bias B. framing bias C. confirmation bias D. representativeness bias
Many researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of cooperative learning techniques. Researchers such as Gaertner and his colleagues (1990) believe that one reason why such techniques work is that small,
cooperative learning groups a. break down in-group and out-group categories into a perception of a single group. b. are more likely to follow egalitarian norms. c. provide for contact between members of different racial and ethnic groups. d. are more pleasant and thus reduce academic frustration.