Because we are sensitive to distinctive events, the simultaneous occurrence of two such events is especially noticeable. Our attentiveness to unusual occurrences can create
A. group-serving bias
B. authoritarianism
C. outgroup homogeneity effect
D. illusory correlation
Answer: D. illusory correlation
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a. Hindsight bias b. Procedural memory c. Repression d. The availability heuristic
Measures of central tendency:
a. provide a value around which scores in a data set tend to cluster b. indicate how much the scores in a data set differ from one another c. can be used to decide whether the observed behavior in a sample is representative of some larger sample d. assess whether two variables vary together in a systematic way
Maggie's fear of flying is treated by exposing her through a headset to a three-dimensional, computer-generated "world" in which she can experience walking onto a plane, being seated, and taking off. This computerized environment that responds to Maggie's head movements is part of a behavioral therapy known as __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
One line of research that initially appeared promising, but has since faded, was to study learning in decapitated ____.
A. fish B. rats C. monkeys D. cockroaches