Nine in ten college students rate a condom as effective if it has a supposed "95% success rate" in stopping the HIV virus that causes AIDS; only four in ten think it is successful if it has a supposed "5% failure rate." This is an example of the importance of:
A) Framing
B) Belief perseverance
C) Overconfidence
D) Availability heuristic
Ans: A) Framing
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a. ?derives from innate tendencies b. ?could not be studied c. ?was a function of God's will d. ?could not be predicted or controlled e. ?was solely determined by the environment
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A. lower back B. right calf C. lips D. top of right foot E. left hip
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A) preconventional B) conventional C) postconventional D) concrete operational
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