Elisa is entering survey data from adult males in a research study. One respondent has listed his height as 6 feet 5 inches, but the occupation is hard to decipher. Elisa thinks it might be basketball player or bank president. She decides to enter basketball player as the occupation. In this case, Elisa
a. demonstrated the conjunction fallacy in making her decision.
b. probably relied on the representativeness heuristic to make her decision.
c. demonstrated overextension in making her decision.
d. probably relied on the availability heuristic to make her decision.
B
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When exploring the respective influences of heredity and environment in contributing to mood disorders, many researchers compare the instances of the disorders among the biological and adoptive families of people who have bipolar disorder. What do these comparisons show?
a. The contributions of heredity and environment are relatively equal. b. There is little observable influence from either heredity or environment. c. The influences of environment are stronger than those of heredity. d. The influences of heredity are stronger than those of environment.
"If I said it, it must be true, because I've reduced the inconsistency of my beliefs and behavior." This best describes the:
A. arousal-cost-reward model B. cognitive dissonance theory C. covariation theory D. self-perception theory
What do positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment all have in common?
A. They are all examples of responses used in classical conditioning. B. They all increase the chances that behavior will be repeated. C. All of them are consequences in operant conditioning. D. They all decrease the chances that behavior will be repeated.
Research on the JOBS program has concluded ALL BUT WHICH of the following?
a. JOBS participants were re-employed no sooner than nonparticipants. b. JOBS participants secured better and more stable jobs than nonparticipants. c. JOBS participants demonstrated higher levels of self-confidence/lower levels of depression than nonparticipants. d. The JOBS program appeared to be cost-effective.