Psychologists have published an article which shows that many U.S. residents avoided flying in airplanes after the 2001 terrorist attacks. In fact, for several months afterwards, many people decided to drive, rather than fly
This phenomenon can best be explained by
a. the influence of recency on availability.
b. the conjunction fallacy.
c. the illusory-correlation effect.
d. too much emphasis on the likelihood ratio.
Ans: a
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a. European Americans. b. African Americans. c. Mexican Americans. d. Canadian Americans.
In cultures that emphasize collectivism, people value __________
A) independence B) personal achievement C) collaborative endeavors D) choice in relationships
Masters and Johnson reported that unlike men, women __________
a) only achieve 1 orgasm in a 12 hr. period. b) do not have a refractory period. c) need more stimulation to achieve an orgasm with oral sex. d) have a longer refractory period than men.
A child who scores very high on the verbal subscales of the WISC-IV but displays poor spatial abilities and visual motor skills, may be diagnosed as having
a. depression. b. schizophrenia. c. a nonverbal learning disorder. d. dyslexia.