Which of the following statements regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is accurate?
A) ?People can be carriers of STDs without being aware of it.
B) ?The more sexual partners you have, the higher the risk of exposure.
C) ?The symptoms of some STDs disappear as the infection progresses.
D) ?All of the above statements are accurate.
D
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According to the discussion of the representativeness heuristic in Chapter 12, people often commit the small-sample fallacy in social situations. An example of this point is that
a. people may form a stereotype, based on only a few members of a particular ethnic group. b. people frequently try to confirm their current hypothesis. c. people judge others in terms of personal characteristics that are easy to remember. d. people judge the conjunction of two events to be more likely than just one of those events.
What causes us to view a person’s behavior as the result of his or her disposition, even when the behavior can be completely explained by the situation in which it occurs?
a. ?dispositional attribution b. ?correspondence bias c. ?the actor–observer bias d. ?situational attribution
Karson's parents always told him he was stupid, and he developed a fear of appearing stupid to other people. Thus, Karson works very hard at school and is excited when he is accepted to graduate school in a highly regarded doctoral program. According to Freud, Karson's hard work in school is an example of the __________ defense mechanism.
A. rationalization B. compensation C. sublimation D. projection