Agatha Harkness-Smythe is determined to ban guns in the United States. This is a controversial topic and social scientists have debated whether the ownership of guns by citizens increases or decreases crime. Agatha could go to the library and look up studies on the linkage between guns and crime rates. Instead, she just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies in which the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is demonstrating __________.
A. mental set
B. confirmation bias
C. stereotype threat
D. mindlessness
Answer: B
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A. myelinated efferent B. unmyelinated efferent C. myelinated afferent D. unmyelinated afferent
Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?
A) Girls’ legs are longer than boys’ in relation to the rest of the body. B) Boys start to add fat on their arms, legs, and trunk. C) The number of red blood cells increases in boys but not in girls. D) By midadolescence, most girls perform better than the average boy in running speed.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A) sufficient B) contributory C) distal D) proximal