Which of the following is not a likely consequence of the human tendency to prefer self-justifying information to accurate information?
a. People maintain their level of self-esteem.
b. People become less likely to learn from their experiences.
c. People may make faulty decisions about future behavior.
d. People gain feedback that makes for better decisions.
Answer: D
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a. His patients told him about their early sexual abuse and sexual fantasies. b. He and his colleagues conducted surveys about early childhood experiences. c. He relied on the research published by experimental psychologists of his era. d. He made guesses about the meanings of patients' dreams and other reports.
Negative peer pressure many negatively impact the academic performance of African-American adolescents
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements is considered a criticism about using cross-sectional research to evaluate cognitive functioning in adulthood?
a. The ability to solve the tasks declines for both males and females. b. Those with more formal education do better than those with less formal education. c. The tasks do not relate to cognitive problem-solving. d. The tasks are overly dependent upon speed of reaction time.
An EPSP is to ____ as an IPSP is to ____
a. hyperpolarization; depolarization b. depolarization; hyperpolarization c. spatial summation; temporal summation d. temporal summation; spatial summation