Imagine that your friend James has just taken up the habit of smoking cigars because he thinks it makes him look cool. You are concerned about the detrimental effects of smoking on his health, and you raise that concern to him. James gets a bit annoyed with your criticism and says, "My grandfather smoked cigars, and he lived to be 100!" You might point out that a major problem with his argument involves
A. framing.
B. the conjunction rule.
C. sample size.
D. none of these
Answer: C
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a. white matter declines steadily. b. gray matter thins. c. white matter disappears altogether. d. gray matter grows steadily in volume.
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A. glucose B. dopamine C. serotonin D. sodium
The MEG technique provides better _____________ than EEG.
What will be an ideal response?
Lucas wants to appear confident and powerful during his presentation of the quarterly report. According to research by Carney, Cuddy, and Yap (2010) what should he do when preparing for the talk?
a. stand with his arms crossed over his chest b. stand with his hands firmly planted on the desk c. sit with his legs crossed at the ankle d. stand with his hands behind his back