People seek and remember evidence in support of their existing hypotheses; they ignore or discount contradictory evidence. In other words, people are prone to ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
confirmation bias
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Galton's influence on Cattell led to ____.?
a. ?Cattell promoting the use of experimental and control groups b. ?Cattell's method of average error c. ?Cattell's work on the army Alpha and army Beta tests d. ?Witmer's work with dyslexic children e. ?the study of large groups rather than single subjects
The pattern of physiological reactions for each emotion is easily distinguishable by the person who is experiencing them
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Evan takes on the roles and values of his parents. Marcia and other psychologists might categorize him as experiencing: _____
a. identity achievement b. identity diffusion c. identity foreclosure d. identity moratorium
William Sheldon theorized that personalitywas related to
A) bodyfluids B) cardinal traits C) somatotypes D) neuroses