Dr. Gonzalez, a radiologist, uses a very liberal criterion when she reads mammograms. She recommends a biopsy for every possible case of cancer. This decision strategy _____ the chances of missing a true cancer and _____ false alarms.
A) maximizes; leads to many
B) minimizes; minimizes
C) minimizes; leads to many
D) maximizes; minimizes
C) minimizes; leads to many
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A sleep disorder marked by sudden drowsiness and sleepiness is referred to as ____
a. somnambulism. b. narcolepsy. c. sleep-state misperception. d. insomnia.
Taliba is a teenager with a pimple on her nose. Feeling self-conscious, she is sure everyone is staring at her when in fact no one has noticed. Out of embarrassment, she pretends she is sick and calls her mom to pick her up from school
Which of the following best describes Taliba's cognitive experience? a. imaginary audience b. personal fable c. mnemonic device d. concrete operations
When "Freedom Riders" conformed with their group of fellow civil rights activists, they conformed by behaving ________, but when soldiers in the Vietnamese village of My Lai conformed, they behaved ________,
illustrating that conformity itself it not always simply good or bad. a. violently; nonviolently b. emotionally; logically c. peacefully; violently d. as individuals; as a group
________ are generalizations about a group of people in which identical characteristics are ascribed to all members of the group, regardless of within-group variations
a. Schemas b. Stereotypes c. In-group biases d. Negative stereotypes