Which of the following is a cognitive error that can cause confirmation bias because we perceive a relationship when none exists?
A. subjective reporting
B. covariation of cause and effect
C. spurious relationship
D. illusory correlation
D. illusory correlation
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a. Gall's theory of phrenology b. Maslow's theory of self-actualization c. Muller's doctrine of specific nerve energies d. Galen's theory of separate motor and sensory neurons
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A) negative reinforcement. B) positive reinforcement. C) punishment. D) classical conditioning.
Thorndike is most closely associated with the
a. concept of variable errors. b. first journal of psychology. c. law of effect. d. concept of multiple experiments. e. development of cognitive neuroscience.
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a. serial processor b. central processing unit c. parallel processor d. analog processor e. digital processor