People tend to inaccurately estimate that more deaths occur as a result of tornadoes than from asthma because of a tendency to
a. overestimate the probable.
b. underestimate the probable.
c. overestimate the improbable.
d. underestimate the improbable.
C
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On average, how does age relate to job satisfaction? a. Older workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction
b. Young workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. c. Middle-aged workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. d. All ages report about equal job satisfaction.
Loftus and Palmer were investigating the reconstructive nature of human memory. They showed a video clip of a traffic accident and asked participants in their experiment to estimate how fast the cars had been traveling. For half the participants, the question contained the phrase "smashed into," and for the remainder, the question contained the phrase "contacted.". Loftus and Palmer found that
the participants who heard the phrase "smashed into": a. believed that the drivers of both vehicles were intoxicated b. reported the details of the accident with greater accuracy c. recalled a higher speed accident d. omitted most of the details of events right after the accident occurred
Which factor that affects happiness accounts for 40% of our total happiness by itself?
a. heredity b. life circumstances c. our behaviors and actions d. genetics
The modern media, and especially the Internet, function as a
giant "echo chamber" awash with rumors, hoaxes, half truths, and urban legends like the one about giant alligators living in New York sewers. Therefore, as a critical thinker, you should a. be skeptical. b. be wary of overly complex explanations. c. remember that truth is often stranger than fiction. d. remember that numerous postings of information on the Internet are required to establish proof.