University students talking on cell phones while walking through campus were much less likely to notice a clown ride past them on a unicycle than were students not talking on cell phones, BEST illustrating _____ blindness.
A) change
B) inattentional
C) visual
D) feature
B) inattentional
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Anita's parents are from India and continue to follow the traditions of that country. Her parents havematched a husband for her, and she is to be married in two weeks. One morning, however, Anita wakes up paralyzed, and has no use of her legs. A thorough medical examination can find nothing physically wrong that would account for Anita's paralysis. Anita would most likely be diagnosed with ____
a. illness anxiety disorder b. factitious disorder c. malingering d. functional neurological symptom disorder
Yves is called on in class to define the representativeness heuristic. He answers that “it is a rule of thumb in which stimuli similar to an exemplar are believed to be more likely than stimuli that are dissimilar.” Which part of his definition is incorrect?
a. ?a rule of thumb b. ?similar to an exemplar c. ?believed to be more likely d. ?stimuli that are dissimilar
What is the typical alpha level selected by researchers?
a. .05 b. 5 c. .01 d. .95
Joanna wrote a book to share with others her general rules for decorating a home. This type of book could be considered
A. an algorithm. B. a heuristic. C. a schema. D. a prototype.