Wu believes that some murderers truly love their own children; he also believes that all who truly love their own children are effective parents. Wu's negative attitude toward murderers is so strong, however, that he finds it very difficult to accept the logical conclusion that some murderers are effective parents. His difficulty best illustrates:
a. overconfidence.
b. the framing effect.
c. confirmation bias.
d. the availability heuristic.
e. belief bias.
Answer: e. belief bias.
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second one. This is consistent with the idea of a. mirroring b. social facilitation c. active listening d. probing
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b. she has been found unable to participate in legal proceedings against her. c. either a or b d. neither a nor b
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a. ?personality test b. ?assessment center c. ?job applicant interview d. ?job performance appraisal
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b. decreased release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. c. increased release of norepinephrine in the locus coeruleus. d. increased release of endorphins in the periaqueductal gray.