A(n) ___ is a socially shared cognitive generalization about the qualities and characteristics of the members of a certain group or social category.
a. stereotype
b. law of small numbers
c. group attribution error
d. extremity bias
e. prototype
a. stereotype
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A. iconic memory B. retrieval C. maintenance rehearsal D. interference
Reinterpretation in psi experiments, like Edgar Mitchell's experiment, involves
a. discounting the Barnum effect. b. using double blind research techniques. c. safeguarding against fraud and deception. d. defines scores, both above and below chance, as successes.
What percentage of children under the age of 17 have experienced sexual abuse?
A. 5% B. 12% C. 27% D. 32%
The two main structures of the brain stem are the ________
a. hippocampus and the amygdala. b. cerebellum and the thalamus. c. thalamus and the hypothalamus. d. medulla and the pons.