Beliefs that are relatively unimportant to the person and that can be changed relatively easily are called peripheral constructs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Reece is talking with her friends about what they are likely to experience in their first year of college. Although her health and academic abilities are normal, Reece thinks that she is more likely to get good grades and less likely to get the flu than the average college student. This is an example of ____
a. ?social referencing b. ?unrealistic optimism c. ?the actor-observer effect d. ?a self-serving bias
When two brown-eyed parents have a blue-eyed child, this is an example of _______.
a. a mutation b. artificial selection c. a failure to “breed true” d. infidelity
Recitation is effective in improving memory because it
a. provides a protection against interference. b. forces one to practice retrieving information. c. provides insight into unconscious processes that may distort memory. d. changes sensory memory.
Selective attention ______________
a. refers to the placement of things into meaningful categories b. refers to thinking about thinking c. refers to focusing on the relevant stimuli and ignoring what is irrelevant d. is a common measure of intelligence