Suppose that you see a male student on your campus who is wearing a suit and a tie. You conclude, "He must be a business major; he couldn't be a psychology major." However, your college has twice as many psychology majors as business majors
Your decision is apparently guided by
a. confirmation bias.
b. the representativeness heuristic.
c. my-side bias.
d. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
Ans: b
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In relation to age, which of the following does NOT belong with the others?
a. separation anxiety b. babbling c. postconventional moral reasoning d. gradual mastery of object permanence
When followed until age 15, children prenatally exposed to marijuana have shown no developmental or cognitive differences from children who were not exposed to marijuana.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which is NOT an example of catatonia?
What will be an ideal response?
Clarence is a carefree 3-year-old. One day he attends the circus with his older brother, Junius, and watches as a clown sneaks up behind his brother. Junius turned and began to scream uncontrollably at the clown, who continued to taunt and tease Junius A year later, when his parents propose a clown-themed fourth birthday party, Clarence himself begins screaming uncontrollably. What produced this phobia in Clarence?
A) Biological preparedness B) Internal psychodynamic conflict C) Negative reinforcement of circus behavior D) Observational learning of Junius’ reaction to the clown