Which of the following terms refers to the tendency many people have to assume that others are similar to them?
A. The directionality problem
B. The fundamental attribution error
C. The false consensus effect
D. The third variable problem
Answer: C
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a. savant skills (e.g., ability to calculate future days of the week). b. motor skills (e.g., ability to grasp and throw a ball). c. physiological skills (e.g., average heart rate, respiration). d. sociometric skills (e.g., the number of friends the child has).
What was the major drawback of Descartes' view of the mind-brain problem?
A. It was a theory. B. It was not tested by empirical methods. C. It was a hydraulic model. D. It was based on an understanding of how the brain worked, but not the body.
Lori downloads and listens to MP3s to help her quit smoking. She cannot consciously detect any antismoking messages. Chances are that the messages are
a. implicit. b. subliminal. c. not there at all. d. superliminal.
Describe susceptibility in children.
What will be an ideal response?