Malcolm has been watching a roulette-type game at a local charity bazaar. The game has only ten numbers on the wheel, and every number except 8 has come up as a winner during the last 15 minutes. Malcolm decides to bet $10 on number 8, because it has to come up eventually. In this case, Malcolm is showing evidence of
a. the availability heuristic.
b. the gambler's fallacy.
c. the base rate fallacy.
d. the conjunction fallacy.
B
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A. insight learning B. operant conditioning C. classical conditioning D. observational learning
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a. performance on IQ tests seems to be rising steadily and consistently over time. b. performance on IQ tests seems to be declining steadily and consistently over time. c. fluid intelligence declines with age, while crystallized intelligence increases with age. d. IQ scores tend to remain relatively stable after the age of seven.
Groups to which adolescents do not belong?referred to as ________ ?are often scorned and disparaged
A) ingroups B) cohort groups C) status groups D) outgroups
Your friend Jane is trying to reduce her son Austin's aggressive tendencies. Of the alternatives below, which would you recommend to Jane?
A) Give him a doll to beat on when he's feeling mad. B) Get him involved in an aggressive sport like football. C) Respond quickly and send him to his room every time he aggresses. D) Explain to him that it is wrong to be overly aggressive. E) Have him run up and down the stairs to relieve his aggressive urges.