The field of ________ examines the influence of cognitive biases and attribution errors on economic decision making.
A. industrial/organizational psychology
B. behavioral economics
C. forensic psychology
D. economic psychology
Answer: B
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b. the principle of falsifiability. c. solvable problems. d. public verification.
Which is NOT characteristic of shy people?
a. Shy people have lower self-esteem than not-shy people. b. Shy people tend to blame circumstances for their social failures. c. Shy people view their shyness as part of their self-concept and a lasting personality trait. d. Shy people expect to be rejected in social encounters.
In 1875, James taught a new course at Harvard, physiological psychology. What did he do in conjunction with this course?
a. He corresponded with Wundt about the content of the course. b. He conducted research in the Amazon River Basin. c. He convinced President Eliot of Harvard to start a psychology department. d. He set up a small teaching lab for the course.
During phase one of the 1966 Robbers Cave study, the separate groups developed group membership and solidarity. During phase two:
a. the boys began a series of cooperative events across the groups. b. the boys began a series of competitive events between the groups. c. hostility between the two groups of boys decreased. d. the groups failed to illustrate the ingroup-outgroup bias expected by Sherif.