Scott is very convinced that all Jewish individuals are very cheap, and he is not afraid to share his views with other people. As he drives to the hospital to visit a cousin who has recently had surgery,
he remains completely oblivious to the fact that his cousin is staying in the "Steinberg Cancer Center," which was made possible by the donation of a Jewish family. Scott's tendency to ignore evidence that contradicts his beliefs while actively seeking out information to support them is called the __________ bias.
a. availability
b. sustenance
c. representative
d. confirmation
Answer: D
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Marisol is emotionally detached from her children and tends to focus on her own needs instead of her children's needs. Marisol is a(n) _________ parent
a. authoritative c. permissive b. authoritarian d. uninvolved
It is not until the ___________ stage, which begins at about age 10, that children become fully aware that formal game rules can be modified if the people who play them agree
a. incipient cooperation c. heteronomous b. autonomous cooperation d. homonomous
What causes the blindspot that all humans experience?
A. The location of the optic nerve B. The accommodation of the lens C. The dilation of the pupil D. The saturation of the amacrine cells
The "right to treatment" refers to the right of
a) all people to affordable health care. b) professionals to make treatment decisions. c) committed people to receive adequate care. d) society to have dangerous people treated.