The fact that people tend to overestimate the improbable has been attributed to the operation of the ____________________ heuristic

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Psychology

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Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the students from conservative homes who attended liberal Bennington College and exhibited a significant shift toward more liberal attitudes?

a. Bennington College would be considered one of their membership groups. b. Their family and friends would be considered membership groups. c. Bennington College would be considered their reference group. d. Their family and hometown friends would be considered their reference group.

Psychology

One hypothesized mechanism by which antidepressant medications help to regulate mood is the suppression of ______ sleep

a. ?N-REM stage 1 b. ?N-REM stage 2 c. ?N-REM stage 3 d. ?REM

Psychology

_____ is the simultaneous treatment of several or more clients together

a. Behavior therapy c. Group therapy b. Psychoanalysis d. Talk therapy

Psychology

Greenwald et al.’s (1998) “IAT” is an acronym for the _______.

a. Indirect Attitude Test b. Implicit Association Test c. Implicit Attitude Test d. Indirect Association Test

Psychology